------------------------------------------------------------------- In 1998, Michael Gorman found what is largely a draft version of A Southern Woman's Story, published in The Cosmopolite, a Baltimore magazine, in 1866. This version differs from the book in two important ways: She included many places names and used much more critical language when describing prominent figures in the magazine than in the book. The entire magazine version can be read here:
Pember, Phoebe Yates, "Reminiscences of a Southern Hospital. By Its Matron." The Cosmopolite, Serialized: Vol. I, No. I. January 1866, pp. 70-89; Vol. I, No. II. February 1866, pp. 203-215; Vol. I, No. III. March 1866, pp. 297-309; Vol. I, No. IV. April 1866, pp.350-369. Civil War Richmond http://www.mdgorman.com/Hospit...
----------------------------------------------------------------- Upon her arrival at Chimborazo, she was told to take care of the dietary needs of some 600 men. Not knowing exactly what to do, she ordered chickens, and for the first time in her life, killed the birds and made chicken soup, which was a success! As she later wrote "Nature may not have intended me for a Florence Nightingale, but a kitchen proved my worth."
Though Phoebe had no professional medical training, she believed that caring for her husband as he suffered from TB qualified her for hospital work. She remained at Chimborazo until the Confederate surrender in April, 1865. She stayed with her patients after the fall of Richmond and until the facility was taken over by Federal authorities. During that time, she cared for both Confederate and Union soldiers. During the course of the war, 15,000 troops came under her direct care.
After the war, she returned to Georgia, where she was appointed to the Georgia Lottery Commission. She spent the rest of her life traveling and writing for the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and the Independent.
In 1995, the U.S. Postal Service issued 20 stamps commemorating the Civil War. A committee of historians chose Mrs. Pember as one of the persons to be depicted. The back of her stamp reads: "Confederate Nurse, Phoebe Yates Levy Pember, 1823-1913. Directed care and dietary needs of over 10,000 soldiers at Richmond's Chimborazo, one of CSA's largest hospitals. Specialty: chicken soup. Criticized poor care in her "A Southern Woman's Story."
Rosen, Robert N. The Jewish Confederates. University of South Carolina Pr., 2000.
------------------------------------------------------------------ Interestingly, her name is "Phebe Y. Pember" on an obelisk created in her memory at her grave site in Savannah.
A Southern Woman's Story is available as an e-book at the Internet Archive
http://archive.org/details/aso...
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In 1998, Michael Gorman found what is largely a draft version of A Southern Woman's Story, published in The Cosmopolite, a Baltimore magazine, in 1866. This version differs from the book in two important ways: She included many places names and used much more critical language when describing prominent figures in the magazine than in the book. The entire magazine version can be read here:
Pember, Phoebe Yates, "Reminiscences of a Southern Hospital. By Its Matron." The Cosmopolite, Serialized: Vol. I, No. I. January 1866, pp. 70-89; Vol. I, No. II. February 1866, pp. 203-215; Vol. I, No. III. March 1866, pp. 297-309; Vol. I,
No. IV. April 1866, pp.350-369.
Civil War Richmond
http://www.mdgorman.com/Hospit...
The audiobook version is available here:
http://archive.org/details/rem...
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Upon her arrival at Chimborazo, she was told to take care of the dietary needs of some 600 men. Not knowing exactly what to do, she ordered chickens, and for the first time in her life, killed the birds and made chicken soup, which was a success! As she later wrote "Nature may not have intended me for a Florence Nightingale, but a kitchen proved my worth."
Though Phoebe had no professional medical training, she believed that caring for her husband as he suffered from TB qualified her for hospital work. She remained at Chimborazo until the Confederate surrender in April, 1865. She stayed with her patients after the fall of Richmond and until the facility was taken over by Federal authorities. During that time, she cared for both Confederate and Union soldiers. During the course of the war, 15,000 troops came under her direct care.
After the war, she returned to Georgia, where she was appointed to the Georgia Lottery Commission. She spent the rest of her life traveling and writing for the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and the Independent.
In 1995, the U.S. Postal Service issued 20 stamps commemorating the Civil War. A committee of historians chose Mrs. Pember as one of the persons to be depicted. The back of her stamp reads: "Confederate Nurse, Phoebe Yates Levy Pember, 1823-1913. Directed care and dietary needs of over 10,000 soldiers at Richmond's Chimborazo, one of CSA's largest hospitals. Specialty: chicken soup. Criticized poor care in her "A Southern Woman's Story."
Rosen, Robert N. The Jewish Confederates. University of South Carolina Pr., 2000.
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Interestingly, her name is "Phebe Y. Pember" on an obelisk created in her memory at her grave site in Savannah.
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