The diary of Susie King Taylor, Civil War nurse / edited by Margaret Gay Malone ; illustrations by Laszlo Kubinyi.

Author: Taylor, Susie King, b. 1848.

Publisher: New York : Benchmark Books, c2004.

ISBN: 076141648X

Description: 80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Series: In my own words

Subject: Taylor, Susie King, b. 1848 Diaries Juvenile literature.
Taylor, Susie King, b. 1848.
African American nurses Diaries Juvenile literature.
Nurses United States Diaries Juvenile literature.
African Americans Social conditions To 1964 Juvenile literature.
Nurses.
African Americans Biography.
Women Biography.
Diaries.
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Medical care Juvenile literature.
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American Juvenile literature.
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives Juvenile literature.
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American.
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives.

Contents: Introduction -- My childhood -- Life in camp -- Military expeditions -- Caring for the "boys" -- Final days of war -- New life -- Editor's note -- Glossary -- To learn more about the Civil War and reconstruction -- Index.

Summary: Excerpts from the diary of a woman who served as nurse to a regiment of black soldiers fighting for the Union during the Civil War, including her observations on the treatment of "coloreds" after the war.