Women on the Civil War battlefront /

Women on the Civil War battlefront /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hall, Richard, 1930-2009
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2006]
Series:Modern war studies.
Subjects:
Women soldiers > United States > History > 19th century.
Women > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Female.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women.
Table of Contents:
  • War on a colossal scale
  • In the field and on the march
  • Foot soldiers north and south
  • Horse soldiers and 'she dragoons'
  • The secret service : spies, scouts, and saboteurs
  • They were determined to serve
  • Casualties of war : battlefield, prison, and hospital
  • Myths and apocryphal stories
  • Case studies : historical detective work
  • African American women at war.