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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... arms of his chair , he whispered , ' Madam , might I beg you to have my carriage called ? ' " On Christmas Day the Richmond Examiner called for the men of Maryland to join with Virginians in seizing Washington , and a sudden horrified ...
... arms of his chair , he whispered , ' Madam , might I beg you to have my carriage called ? ' " On Christmas Day the Richmond Examiner called for the men of Maryland to join with Virginians in seizing Washington , and a sudden horrified ...
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... arm . The bandage was tight and he was in considerable pain and , never stopping to think that the tight bandage might ... arms or legs . She was taken to a surgical ward in Judiciary Hospital and a chair was placed for her at one end of ...
... arm . The bandage was tight and he was in considerable pain and , never stopping to think that the tight bandage might ... arms or legs . She was taken to a surgical ward in Judiciary Hospital and a chair was placed for her at one end of ...
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... arms , ' What you mean by that , sir ? ' she exclaimed . ' Do you mean to say that she saw the Presi- dent alone ? Do you know that I never allow the President to see any woman alone ? ' She was absolutely jealous of poor , ugly Abra ...
... arms , ' What you mean by that , sir ? ' she exclaimed . ' Do you mean to say that she saw the Presi- dent alone ? Do you know that I never allow the President to see any woman alone ? ' She was absolutely jealous of poor , ugly Abra ...
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aid societies Alcott ambulance Anna Annie April army arrived attack battle became began boats Boston boys Cairo called camp campaign Carolina carried cavalry City Point Clara Barton Colonel command Confederate Cornelia Cornelia Hancock crowd Dorothea Dix dress enemy face field hospital fighting fire flag Fort Sumter Gettysburg girls Grant guns hands Harper's Ferry horse husband Julia Ward July June Kady Katharine ladies Lee's Lincoln lines lived Louisa Louisa May Alcott March Mary Livermore McClellan military Miss Dix Mother Bickerdyke moved Negroes never night North nurses officers organization Pauline Pauline Cushman Potomac President railroad regiment river rode Sanitary Commission scene seemed sent Sherman ship sick slaves soldiers South South Carolina story supplies surgeons tents thought took troops Union Army Union forces Vicksburg Virginia volunteer wagons ward Washington White House Wittenmyer woman women wounded wrote York young