at the army of Sherman, the "Great
March" to the sea nearly completed, arrived upon the scene. The sick and
disabled arrived by hundreds, the hospitals were filled up directly, and
even thronged; while so numerous were the cases of small-pox, which had
appeared in the army, that a large separate hospital had to be provided
for them.

We may perhaps imagine how busy was the brave woman, left with such an
immense responsibility on her hands.

Early in 1865, Dr. Marsh received notice that it had been determined to
send him to Newbern, North Carolina, but he never went, being attacked
soon after by a long and dangerous illness which for a time rendered it
improbable that he would ever see his Northern home again.

It was at this time that a cargo of sanitary supplies arrived from New
York. A part of these were a contribution from Montreal. Montreal had
before sent goods to the Commission, but these were forwarded to Mrs.
Marsh herself. A letter of hers written not long previous to a friend in
New York, had been forwarded to Montreal, and had aroused a strong
desire there to help her in her peculiar work. A large portion of this
gift was from an M. P., who, though he might, like others, lift his
voice against the American war, had yet enough of the milk of human
kindness in his heart to lead him to desire to do something for her
suffering soldiers and prisoners.

This gift Mrs. Marsh never saw, it being sent with the rest of the
unbroken cargo back to Newbern in view of the expected arrival of her
family there.

The surrender of Lee virtually closed the war, and the necessity of Dr.
Marsh's stay in the South was no longer an important one. Besides this,
his health would not permit it, and he returned to New York where he had
long been wanted to take charge of the "Lincoln Home" in Grove Street, a
hospital opened by the Sanitary Commission for lingering cases of wounds
and sickness among homeless and destitute soldiers.

Of this hospital and home Dr. Marsh was surgeon, and Mrs. Marsh matron.
Dr. Hoadly who had been with Dr. Marsh at the South, still retained the
position of assistant. The health of Dr. Marsh improved, but he has
never entirely recovered.

They entered the Lincoln Home on the 1st of May, 1865, and the house was
immediately filled with patients. They remained there until June of the
following year, 1866. During their stay between three and four hundred
patients were admitted, and of those who were regul