Twenty-four year old Laura Washabaugh of Bedford, PA, met Dr. George Douglas, Assistant Surgeon of the First New York (Lincoln) Calvary, when he was sent to Bedford to set up a hospital for the sick and wounded men who had fled there after General Milroy was routed at Winchester, Virginia June 15, 1863. Laura and Dr. Douglas became engaged and after he left Bedford, they wrote long and discursive letters to each other. Fourteen of the letters are in the possession of Barbara Hixon, wife of the grandson and namesake of Dr. George Douglas. One of the letters tells of Lauraís visit to the Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia. Another tells of her fatherís duties as an aide to Governor Curtin in Harrisburg. Others tell of daily activities and visits to the well-known Bedford Springs Hotel. She discusses books and articles from the Atlantic Monthly. She is well informed about the activities of the Union Army, but she is especially passionate about the politics of the day and urgers her fiancÈ to vote for Abraham Lincoln. Book 1997, 6x9, paper,104 pp
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