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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... wounded worked out according to plan . That plan had been made on the assump- tion that slightly wounded men , who could walk to the rear , would seek out their own regimental surgeon for aid . Regimental stretcher- bearers were to ...
... wounded worked out according to plan . That plan had been made on the assump- tion that slightly wounded men , who could walk to the rear , would seek out their own regimental surgeon for aid . Regimental stretcher- bearers were to ...
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... wounded . He had hay carried in for bedding and saw that a supply of water was at hand . Then he departed , leaving the surgeons at work . The wounded came in so rapidly that within two hours the church was filled and wounded men were ...
... wounded . He had hay carried in for bedding and saw that a supply of water was at hand . Then he departed , leaving the surgeons at work . The wounded came in so rapidly that within two hours the church was filled and wounded men were ...
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... wounded was conscientious , they found the work distasteful and were glad to relinquish it . The hospitals were organized by corps , at first , but only in a general way , for every church and available building was filled with wounded ...
... wounded was conscientious , they found the work distasteful and were glad to relinquish it . The hospitals were organized by corps , at first , but only in a general way , for every church and available building was filled with wounded ...
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