Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XIII
4. Illustrations XV
5. I. Abby Attends a Slave Auction (1859) 1
6. II. Early Years in Boston and New York (1827-1850) 4
7. III. The Young Woolseys Come of Age (1850-1861) 21
8. IV. Georgy and Eliza in "A Half-Army Life" in Washington (1861-1862) 34
9. V. Georgy and Eliza on the Hospital Transports (1862) 54
10. VI. The Other Woolseys Volunteer for the War (1862-1864) 69
11. VII. Widening Opportunities for War Service (1862-1865) 91
12. VIII. Abby and Jane Pioneer in Civilian Nursing in New York (1872-1890) 116
13. IX. Georgeanna Helps Establish a Nursing School in New Haven (1866-1900) 147
14. Epilogue 161
15. Appendix: The Woolsey Family in America (1620-1827) 165
16. Bibliography 171
17. Index 179