Wholesale When Lincoln met Wisconsin's Nightingale Cordelia Harvey's Campaign for Civil War Soldier Care - Paperback

by Daniel L. Stika (Author) Join author Daniel L. Stika as he examines the work of Wisconsin's Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey. As a tireless campaigner for improved medical care for Civil War soldiers, Harvey inspects battlefield hospitals and takes her reports of squalor and death all the way to the White House. Throughout the course of several meetings with President Abraham Lincoln, Harvey advocates for the construction of hospitals with the sole purpose of caring for the men who are fighting and dying for their country. Born and raised in Kenosha, WI. Educational background: Mary D. Bradford High School, AAS Degree in Industrial Marketing, Bachelor of Science Degree in Management, and a Master's in Liberal Studies Degree. I'm also a U.S. Air Force veteran. Actively involved with Lakeside Lutheran Church as an usher, lector chairperson and church historian, volunteer at the Kenosha Public Museum, Friends of the Library Board member, cast member of RG Audio Productions, cast member of Voices and Verses, I usher at the Rhode Center for the Arts. When we stop learning, we stop living. I retired from active employment, not from active enjoyment. Number of Pages: 142 Dimensions: 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 04, 2020