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Women making war : female Confederate prisoners and Union military justice /

Using St. Louis as its nexus, this book investigates 440 disloyal women who were arrested and imprisoned by the Union army during the Civil War.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Curran, Thomas F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Women prisoners of war > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Female.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Prisoners and prisons.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women.
Women > Confederate States of America > History.
Women > Confederate States of America > Social conditions.
Women > Missouri > Saint Louis > History > 19th century.
Military courts > United States > History > 19th century.
Description
Summary:Using St. Louis as its nexus, this book investigates 440 disloyal women who were arrested and imprisoned by the Union army during the Civil War.
Physical Description:xi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780809338030
0809338033