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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... Rebels running down a hillside at no great distance away . There is no accounting for what people will do in time of danger . With the Rebels coming toward them and shells bursting near them , these two women , Belle and Mrs. N ...
... Rebels running down a hillside at no great distance away . There is no accounting for what people will do in time of danger . With the Rebels coming toward them and shells bursting near them , these two women , Belle and Mrs. N ...
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... rebel lines . He sought her out and told her that the objective he had selected for her was Bragg's army and that he wanted all the in- formation she could get relating to troop movements , armed strength and fortifications . Her excuse ...
... rebel lines . He sought her out and told her that the objective he had selected for her was Bragg's army and that he wanted all the in- formation she could get relating to troop movements , armed strength and fortifications . Her excuse ...
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... Rebels , and though the care they took of the Rebel wounded was conscientious , they found the work distasteful and were glad to relinquish it . The hospitals were organized by corps , at first , but only in a general way , for every ...
... Rebels , and though the care they took of the Rebel wounded was conscientious , they found the work distasteful and were glad to relinquish it . The hospitals were organized by corps , at first , but only in a general way , for every ...
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