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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... land and naval forces to prepare for a general movement . On January 31st he issued a special order to the Army of the Potomac to take the field , putting an end to McClellan's inactivity . The military objective in the East was still ...
... land and naval forces to prepare for a general movement . On January 31st he issued a special order to the Army of the Potomac to take the field , putting an end to McClellan's inactivity . The military objective in the East was still ...
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... land he could find , to protect the boats from land attack . The expedition en- countered fantastic difficulties from the start . The waterways were nar- row and full of submerged snags . Trees had to be cut to widen the pas- sage and ...
... land he could find , to protect the boats from land attack . The expedition en- countered fantastic difficulties from the start . The waterways were nar- row and full of submerged snags . Trees had to be cut to widen the pas- sage and ...
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... land to be had free in Kansas , she secured free transportation for fifty veterans ' families to resettle there . Mother Bickerdyke went with them , and for two years ran a boardinghouse -the Galina Dining Hall - for them . In 1870 ...
... land to be had free in Kansas , she secured free transportation for fifty veterans ' families to resettle there . Mother Bickerdyke went with them , and for two years ran a boardinghouse -the Galina Dining Hall - for them . In 1870 ...
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