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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... duties . The food was the same unpalatable kind given to the men on active duty , and it was served on half - washed tin plates . Filth and grime were every- where . Unwashed men had nothing to wear but their dirty undercloth- ing ...
... duties . The food was the same unpalatable kind given to the men on active duty , and it was served on half - washed tin plates . Filth and grime were every- where . Unwashed men had nothing to wear but their dirty undercloth- ing ...
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... duty " written on their serious faces . Mary was nervous and a little in awe of the somberly clothed Miss Dix , who seemed " a stern woman of few words . " The Mansion House was a grim , unlovely brick building . When Mary and Miss Dix ...
... duty " written on their serious faces . Mary was nervous and a little in awe of the somberly clothed Miss Dix , who seemed " a stern woman of few words . " The Mansion House was a grim , unlovely brick building . When Mary and Miss Dix ...
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... duty was with General Butler's troops at Point of Rocks , near City Point . At the end of the war Adelaide returned ... duties to act as guide on scouting parties , and raids into enemy country . As a spy behind the lines she accumulated ...
... duty was with General Butler's troops at Point of Rocks , near City Point . At the end of the war Adelaide returned ... duties to act as guide on scouting parties , and raids into enemy country . As a spy behind the lines she accumulated ...
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