Salivary Gland Infections. Salivary gland infections (sialadenitis) cause inflammation and discomfort that may take days or weeks to resolve. Infection can affect one salivary gland or multiple glands. The most commonly affected glands are those in the cheeks and those just under the jaw. This health condition may resolve on its own or respond to home remedies and medical treatment.
Rose O'Neal Greenhow was born in Montgomery County, Maryland in 1817. Wild Rose, as she was called from a young age, was a leader in Washington society, a passionate secessionist, and one of the most renowned spies in the Civil War.Among her accomplishments was the secret message she sent to General Pierre G.T.ose O'Neal Greenhow was born in Montgomery County, Maryland in 1817. Wild Rose, as she was called from a young age, was a leader in Washington society, a passionate secessionist, and one of the most renowned spies in the Civil War. Among her accomplishments was the secret message she sent to General Pierre G.T.
Entry 535A, Records of the Adjutant Generalâs Office, Record Group 94. About 20,000 women volunteered in military hospitals during the Civil War. Unfortunately, the majority of them left little or no written evidence of their sacrifice in the war. Louisa May Alcott, renowned 19th-century author of Little Women, was one of them, and her service is documented in a Washington, D.C., hospitalâs muster roll. Alcott was an abolitionist from an early age and eager to give her share, however small, to the war effort.