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           Library of the University of North Carolina
                         at Chapel Hill

                 SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION

                             #1378-z
                   HARRIET H. A. EATON DIARIES
                            Inventory

Abstract:      Four diary volumes and a record of military
           hospital supplies of Harriet H. A. Eaton of Portland,
           Me.  One diary volume covers the period 5 December
           1853-27 May 1854; in it, Eaton describes her sea
           voyage from Portland to Mobile, Ala., experiences in
           Mobile and environs, including a church service for
           slaves, and her return trip overland.  The other diary
           volumes, 1862-1864, constitute a detailed record of
           Eaton's observations and feelings as a U.S. Army nurse
           visiting camps in Virginia, leaving supplies, and
           aiding the sick and wounded.  The final volume is an
           undated record of hospital supplies distributed to
           many different Maine regiments.

Online Catalog Terms:
   Diaries--United States--History--19th century.
   Eaton, Harriet H. A., fl. 1853-1864.
   Military nursing--Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
   Mobile (Ala.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
   Nurses--Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
   Slaves--Religious life.
   Travelers--United States--Diaries.
   United States--Description and travel--1848-1865.
   United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care.
   United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women.
   United States. Army--Hospitals--History--Civil War, 1861-
       1865.
   United States. Army--Medical supplies--History--Civil War,
       1861-1865.
   United States. Army--Military life--History--Civil War, 1861-
       1865.
   United States. Army--Nurses--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
   Voyages and travels--History--19th century.
   Women--Travel--United States--History--19th century.
   Women--United States--Diaries.

Size:  5 volumes (5 folders).

Provenance:    Purchased from Americana Shop in New Haven, Conn.,
               in August 1947. 

Access:        No restrictions.  Microfilm copy available.

Processing Note:   This collection was processed with support
                   from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.  

Copyright:     Retained by the authors of items in these papers,
               or their descendants, as stipulated by United
               States copyright law.