Faces of Civil War nurses /

Author Coddington profiles the experiences of 77 representative women who provided care during the Civil War, serving as official and unofficial nurses, aid workers and vivandières. Their stories are told through letters, diaries, pension files, newspaper and government reports and other documentati...

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Main Author: Coddington, Ronald S., 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2020]
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Summary:Author Coddington profiles the experiences of 77 representative women who provided care during the Civil War, serving as official and unofficial nurses, aid workers and vivandières. Their stories are told through letters, diaries, pension files, newspaper and government reports and other documentation. Each story is illustrated with an original wartime photograph of the subject.
Physical Description:xxiv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781421437941
1421437945