Daughters of the Union : northern women fight the Civil War /

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This book casts a spotlight on some of the most overlooked and least understood participants in the American Civil War: the women of the North. Unlike their Confederate counterparts, who were often caught in the midst of the conflict, most Northern women remained far from the dangers of battle. None...

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Northern women fight the Civil War
PROLOGUE: Summoned to War, Charged to Patriotism --
ONE: Loyalties in Conflict --
TWO: The Economic Battlefront --
THREE: Domesticity under Siege --
FOUR: From Patriots to Partisans, and Back Again --
FIVE: Aiding the Cause, Serving the State --
SIX: Saving the Sick, Healing the Nation --
SEVEN: Wartime Emancipation --
EIGHT: American Women and the Enduring Power of the State --
EPILOGUE: An Ambiguous Legacy
1. Verfasser:
Silber, Nina
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This book casts a spotlight on some of the most overlooked and least understood participants in the American Civil War: the women of the North. Unlike their Confederate counterparts, who were often caught in the midst of the conflict, most Northern women remained far from the dangers of battle. Nonetheless, they enlisted in the Union cause on their home ground, and the experience transformed their lives.
Umfang:
1 online resource (332 p. ) ill. ;
Issued also in print.
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780674267343
0674267346
9780674043626
0674043626
Schlagworte:
Women > Northeastern States > History > 19th century.
Women > Northeastern States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Women > Political activity > Northeastern States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Sex role > Northeastern States > History > 19th century.
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