Immediately after the news of the battle at Fort Donelson, it is said that the rush of the humane into Cairo was overwhelming. A single train carried in over forty cars densely packed, and was six hours behind time! Many were anxious relatives, but the majority were intent on the relief of the soldiers. Gen. Cullum said he was more puzzled what to do with the nurses than with the wounded.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, February 27, 1862, p. 2
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