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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... thought John Brown a saint and a martyr . There were many who thought him a black murderer , and others , not willing to go so far , believed he had paid a just penalty for breaking the law . But the pro - Brown feeling was dominant ...
... thought John Brown a saint and a martyr . There were many who thought him a black murderer , and others , not willing to go so far , believed he had paid a just penalty for breaking the law . But the pro - Brown feeling was dominant ...
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... thought John Hay , the President's young secretary , the appearance of a barracks . Sentries patrolled the Capitol , and people stared at them as though they were too strange a sight to seem wholly real . Though it was too soon to ...
... thought John Hay , the President's young secretary , the appearance of a barracks . Sentries patrolled the Capitol , and people stared at them as though they were too strange a sight to seem wholly real . Though it was too soon to ...
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... thought it a vast multitude , though by present day standards it would seem small . A flag floated over the stand ... thought his voice was unpleasantly high and flat in tone . Some disliked his middle - western accent and thought his ...
... thought it a vast multitude , though by present day standards it would seem small . A flag floated over the stand ... thought his voice was unpleasantly high and flat in tone . Some disliked his middle - western accent and thought his ...
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