Daring women of the Civil War
By: Carin T. Ford.
Edition: civil war edition
Series: The Civil War library
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
Format: 35
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Women -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
First sentence: women always wanted to be soldiers
Description: An account of the many roles played by women in the American Civil War, both on the battlefield and at home, introducing specific women such as author Louisa May Alcott and Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Table of contents: title: womens work; title: The home front; title: Nurses; title: Soldiers; title: Spies.