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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... officers would not know how to requisition these necessities . In the little brick building which housed the war offices there seemed , in fact , to be a paralysis of action , as though the profes- sional soldiers had been trapped in a ...
... officers would not know how to requisition these necessities . In the little brick building which housed the war offices there seemed , in fact , to be a paralysis of action , as though the profes- sional soldiers had been trapped in a ...
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... officers were seen among them . . . At Willard's Hotel , however , officers swarmed . They , too , were dirty and ill - conditioned ; but appeared indifferent , reckless , and shameless , rather than dejected and morose . " 1 Around ...
... officers were seen among them . . . At Willard's Hotel , however , officers swarmed . They , too , were dirty and ill - conditioned ; but appeared indifferent , reckless , and shameless , rather than dejected and morose . " 1 Around ...
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... officer . And she knew , without anyone telling her , that it would not be the first time in the war that such a thing had happened . Later on , three officers rode up on fine horses and one of them asked Tillie for a drink of water ...
... officer . And she knew , without anyone telling her , that it would not be the first time in the war that such a thing had happened . Later on , three officers rode up on fine horses and one of them asked Tillie for a drink of water ...
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