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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

The boys in white: The experience of a hospital agent in and around Washington.

Publication Details

New York: Lange & Hillman, 1870 CE.

An account of the author's experiences as a nurse working in Washington, D.C. hospitals during the U.S. Civil War. Wheelock became known as the "Florence Nightingale of Michigan." Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#13032
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/15282
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLthe-boys-in-white-the-experience-of-a-hospital-agent-in-and-around-washington

Geographic Context

Publication place: New York

Mentioned in annotation: Washington, DC; Florence