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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... never entirely consumed , a closed room slowly filled with its odor . The rooms were large and the wallpapers bold . Mrs. Southworth , the famous lady novelist , who never left the reader in doubt about details , describes one of these ...
... never entirely consumed , a closed room slowly filled with its odor . The rooms were large and the wallpapers bold . Mrs. Southworth , the famous lady novelist , who never left the reader in doubt about details , describes one of these ...
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... never forget . Con- gressman Ely was taken prisoner and spent the night in a barn behind . the Confederate lines . Another member returned to Washington igno- miniously riding on a mule . William Russell never came close to the fighting ...
... never forget . Con- gressman Ely was taken prisoner and spent the night in a barn behind . the Confederate lines . Another member returned to Washington igno- miniously riding on a mule . William Russell never came close to the fighting ...
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... never more alive than in the midst of fighting . Danger excited her and she seemed to have no fear . General Phil Kearney , who was recklessly brave himself and admired the same quality in others , came on her when she was looking after ...
... never more alive than in the midst of fighting . Danger excited her and she seemed to have no fear . General Phil Kearney , who was recklessly brave himself and admired the same quality in others , came on her when she was looking after ...
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