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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... House was not a town , but a landing with wharves where the muddy river was deep and broad , serving the 5,000 acre property , owned by General Lee , known as the Custis Estate . The White House ( which was not at this time white , but ...
... House was not a town , but a landing with wharves where the muddy river was deep and broad , serving the 5,000 acre property , owned by General Lee , known as the Custis Estate . The White House ( which was not at this time white , but ...
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... house when a gun caisson not far from them which was filled with ammunition blew up , wounding and blinding the driver . Soldiers carried him into the Weikert house , to an upstairs room , wrapped his burned body in cotton and left him ...
... house when a gun caisson not far from them which was filled with ammunition blew up , wounding and blinding the driver . Soldiers carried him into the Weikert house , to an upstairs room , wrapped his burned body in cotton and left him ...
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... House . The formalities of the surrender were businesslike , courteous , and re- strained , though there were emotional moments both before and after the surrender when the soldiers caught sight of the defeated General . No doubt as in ...
... House . The formalities of the surrender were businesslike , courteous , and re- strained , though there were emotional moments both before and after the surrender when the soldiers caught sight of the defeated General . No doubt as in ...
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