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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... entire feminine contingent caught its breath , fearful that shooting was about to begin . One of the most violent of the fire - eaters was Congressman Roger Pryor of Virginia , a Southern aristocrat who believed that the ownership of ...
... entire feminine contingent caught its breath , fearful that shooting was about to begin . One of the most violent of the fire - eaters was Congressman Roger Pryor of Virginia , a Southern aristocrat who believed that the ownership of ...
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... entire , have been carried and are now held by us . I have no idea of finding Bragg here tomorrow . " Mother Bickerdyke had been at Chickamauga and was now with the troops at Chattanooga . The weather was bitterly cold . The wounded ...
... entire , have been carried and are now held by us . I have no idea of finding Bragg here tomorrow . " Mother Bickerdyke had been at Chickamauga and was now with the troops at Chattanooga . The weather was bitterly cold . The wounded ...
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... entire war , caring for the wounded . In recognition of her " noble sacrifice and heroic service rendered the Union Army , " she was awarded the Kearny Cross . This was a decoration for pri- vates and noncommissioned officers of the 1st ...
... entire war , caring for the wounded . In recognition of her " noble sacrifice and heroic service rendered the Union Army , " she was awarded the Kearny Cross . This was a decoration for pri- vates and noncommissioned officers of the 1st ...
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