Women in the Civil War: Warriors, Patriots, Nurses, and Spies

Discovery Enterprises, 1995. Paperback. New. A first person account of the women behind both sides of the Civil War. New tightly bound recent printing softcover in glossy printed wraps. 12mo. Clean text free of marks or underlining. b&w photos. Bibliography and future reading section. 68 pp.

Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Publisher's blurb from back cover, "In this fascinating account of women engaged in both sides of the Civil War, Phyllis Raybin Emert sets the stage for the primary sources included here with insightful essays and introductions to each section.

The anthology begins with a moving excerpt from Harriet Beecher Stowe's' Uncle Tom's Cabin.' and ends with powerful recollection of former slaves, as they become free citizens.

The journals and letters of Union and Confederate spies, soldiers, and nurses includes such well known figures as Harriet Tubman, Belle Boyd, and Louisa May Alcott, as well as women working tirelessly on the Homefront. the roles of 'First Ladies,' Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Howell Davis are both noted. Historical photos and a full bibliography round out the text.