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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.

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