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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]
Subjects:	United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Medical care > Pictorial works. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women > Biography. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women > Portraits. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Health aspects. ART / Subjects & Themes / Portraits.

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