Women

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• Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Women  (58)

Civil War Nurses - - The nurses and the medical departments on both sides of the Civil War played an important part in the life of injured soldiers. Covers the role of nurses in the war, including essays, photographs, and letters.

Civil War Vivandieres and Daughters of the Regiment - - Women who travelled with units as vivandieres, with basic information on each and photo gallery.

Civil War Women - - Biographies and articles about women of the Civil War era; how they lived, what they did to survive, and the fight for women's rights.

Civil War Women - - Resources available online from the Special Collections Library at Duke University.

Civil War Women - Internet Sources - - From Duke University, links to primary sources on the Internet that includes diaries, letters, documents, photographs and prints. Created as a supplement to the main site.

Civil War Women - On-line Archival Collections - - From Duke University, contains the Rose O'Neal Greenhow Papers, Sarah E. Thompson Papers, and the Alice Williamson Diary.

Crossing the Threshold: The Roles of Elite Southern White Women in the American Civil War - - By Erin Matherne. Student Historical Journal, Volume 29.

Smithsonian Magazine - Covert Force - - Narrative on the 400+ women who served in combat during the Civil War, includes book references.

Women In Uniform In The Civil War - - In the last few years, historians have become more and more aware of what was previously thought to be a limited phenomenon in the Civil War: the incidence of women disguising themselves as men and enlisting in the army.

Women of the Civil War - - Whether they were nurses, soldiers, spies, or participated in some other way, 19th Century women made their presence known during the Civil War.

Women Soldiers - - A small site containing the names of around fifty (50) women who fought in the Civil War, in the guise of men. E-mail site-builder for more photographs.

Women Soldiers in the Civil War - - A history of women in the military from the Revolutionary War to present day. Includes extensive information for military women, past and present.

Women Soldiers of the Civil War - - A three part article discussing women who served as soldiers.