Chapter 13

Quiz for Document 13-3: Cornelia Hancock, Letters of a Civil War Nurse (1863)

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Question 1

According to Cornelia Hancock’s letters, the hospital’s primary source of food and supplies wasA. donations from industrial corporations.
B. federal government military departments.
C. Pennsylvania state government warehouses.
D. private voluntary contributions from aid societies.

Question 2

In the letter dated July 7, 1863, Hancock implies that many of the wounded, in their suffering, had becomeA. committed to revenge.
B. Peace Democrats.
C. pious Quakers.
D. radical abolitionists.

Question 3

In the letter dated August 8, 1863, what does Hancock imply about the treatment of wounded Confederates (“Johnnies”) by the staff of the Gettysburg field hospital?A. Confederate wounded and Union wounded were treated equally.
B. Confederate wounded were tortured and executed.
C. Nurses were not obligated to give Confederates equal treatment.
D. Special consideration was given to the Confederate wounded.

Question 4

Which of the following circumstances does Hancock describe as the source of her greatest distress and anguish at the field hospital?A. Fear of Confederate violence
B. Lack of decent housing conditions
C. The screams of the wounded and dying
D. Visits by the friends and family of dead and wounded