The Women and the Crisis: Women of the North in the Civil WarMcDowell, Obolensky, 1959 - 389 páginas Chronicles the changes which came about through the dedicated work of Northern women during the Civil War regarding the responsibility for treatment of the wounded. Their efforts laid the groundwork for modern organized charity work, the Red Cross, and what could be considered military nursing. Biographies are included of notable women who dedicated themselves to caring for the wounded and changing government policy. |
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... democrat , John C. Breckinridge , he could have defeated Lincoln with ease . Lincoln , therefore , was not elected by a majority of the American people . His votes were Northern votes and he carried almost all the free states , but he ...
... democrat , John C. Breckinridge , he could have defeated Lincoln with ease . Lincoln , therefore , was not elected by a majority of the American people . His votes were Northern votes and he carried almost all the free states , but he ...
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... democratic government could not long withstand . At the time he reached this con- clusion , Russell was making a leisurely tour of the South , and he turned northward in order to be in Washington at the opening of the campaign , not ...
... democratic government could not long withstand . At the time he reached this con- clusion , Russell was making a leisurely tour of the South , and he turned northward in order to be in Washington at the opening of the campaign , not ...
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... democracy . It is not the sock knitted by some old lady which is important in modern war . A single knitting machine can reduce her labors to ludicrous insignificance . It is the fact that she is taking active part in the trials and ...
... democracy . It is not the sock knitted by some old lady which is important in modern war . A single knitting machine can reduce her labors to ludicrous insignificance . It is the fact that she is taking active part in the trials and ...
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