With Courage and Delicacy (Classic Military History)
Publisher: Da Capo
Published: August 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780306812910
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Civil war; Social history; c 1800 to c 1900; History - Military / War; History: American; USA; Military - World War II; History / Military / World War II; Nurses; Women; Health aspects; Medical care; Peninsular Campaign, 1862; Personal narratives
First sentence: The United States Sanitary Commission, proposed as an innovative concept in the spring of 1861, evolved to become an intricately organized civilian endeavor which would provide health care and other humanitarian services to Union soldiers throughout the Civil War.