The Women and the Crisis: Women of the North in the Civil WarChronicles 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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Page 87
... Colonel Ellsworth and his crack regiment of Zouaves , was sent across the river to establish a line of defense on the high ground around Alexandria . While the engineers laid out the lines of fortifications , the troops rested under the ...
... Colonel Ellsworth and his crack regiment of Zouaves , was sent across the river to establish a line of defense on the high ground around Alexandria . While the engineers laid out the lines of fortifications , the troops rested under the ...
Page 149
... colonel - as able a fighter as the war produced who would , before the war was ended , prove himself a sore trial to Grant . Forrest's manner was rough and uncultured , but he fought his cavalry command with an unconventional brilliance ...
... colonel - as able a fighter as the war produced who would , before the war was ended , prove himself a sore trial to Grant . Forrest's manner was rough and uncultured , but he fought his cavalry command with an unconventional brilliance ...
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... Colonel , 238-39 Tubman , Harriet , 300-304 Turchin , Mrs. Colonel , 94 , 321 Tyler , 165 Tyler , General , 113 , 118 Tyler , Sister Adeline , 53-54 Uncle Tom's Cabin , 10 Underground Railroad , the , 34 Union League , 73 Van Buren , Dr ...
... Colonel , 238-39 Tubman , Harriet , 300-304 Turchin , Mrs. Colonel , 94 , 321 Tyler , 165 Tyler , General , 113 , 118 Tyler , Sister Adeline , 53-54 Uncle Tom's Cabin , 10 Underground Railroad , the , 34 Union League , 73 Van Buren , Dr ...
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