Overview

After more than three years of grim fighting, General Ulysses Grant had a plan to end the Civil War-laying siege to Petersburg, Virginia, thus cutting off supplies to the Confederate capital at Richmond. He established his headquarters at City Point on the James River, requiring thousands of troops, tons of supplies, as well as extensive medical facilities and staff. Nurses flooded the area, yet many did not work in medical capacities-they served as organizers, advocates and intelligence gatherers. Nursing emerged as a noble profession with multiple specialties. Drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources, this history covers the resilient women who opened the way for others into postwar medical, professional and political arenas.

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Author:   Jeanne Marie Christie
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9781476678771

ISBN 10:   1476678774
Pages:   191
Publication Date:   17 February 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii Preface 1. Sisters, Sisters 2. Women Within the Safeguard 3. Nameless No More: Contraband Women 4. Government Nurses 5. Independent Nurses 6. Women of the United States Christian Commission (USCC): Prayers and Dinner 7. Women of the United States Sanitary Commission (USSC): The Art of Networking 8. State Agents: Logistics, Supplies and Catfights 9. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Front: Incidents of Harassment and Humor 10. Officers' Wives: Parties and Swishing Silks 11. Homeward Bound Journey Appendix: Weather for 1864-1865 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Jeanne Marie Christie was a professor at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. While conducting independent research with The National Parks Service she created the exhibit No Place for a Woman and authored articles in Virginia Cavalcade, The Journal of Women's Civil War History and The Journal of Confederate History. She lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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