May 1.—I never saw a greater profusion of flowers than there is here, nor more beautiful ones. My kind friend, Mr. Dougherty, has given me full possession of his garden; so the soldiers get plenty, and they are very fond of them. We put them all over the wards.
Kate Cumming: A Journal of Hospital Life in the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
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