[An unoccupied hospital bed that is covered in netting]
Hospital bed." On the back of the image Jayne has written: "This is a drawing of our hospital beds, with mosquito netting - made by Roberts. S." Sam[uel Ferguson Jayne] ALS to Charlie [Charlotte Elizabeth Jayne], August 19, 1864. U.S. Colored Hospital City Point, Va., page 1. From a collection of letters from Samuel Ferguson Jayne, during his service as a relief agent with the U.S. Sanitary Commission, to his fiancée Charlotte Elizabeth Jayne in the summer of 1864. He described his work at the U.S. Colored Hospital at City Point, Virginia, treating wounded soldiers from the battles at Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the Battle of the Crater (Petersburg). Image created by Jayne's friend, Robert
The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials may be under copyright. If you decide to use any of these materials, you are responsible for making your own legal assessment and securing any necessary permission. If you have questions about the collection, please contact the William L. Clements Library: icwcl1ic-umdl-help@umich.edu. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact Library IT: libraryit-info@umich.edu.