Billerica Public Library

Women of the blue & gray, true Civil War stories of mothers, medics, soldiers, and spies, by Marianne Monson

eng

Includes bibliographical references

collective biography

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Women of the blue & gray

bibliography

1055567863

by Marianne Monson

Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction

true Civil War stories of mothers, medics, soldiers, and spies

Hidden amongst the photographs, uniforms, revolvers, and war medals of the Civil War are the remarkable stories of some of the most unlikely heroes--women. North, South, black, white, Native American, immigrant--the women in these micro-drama biographies are wives, mothers, sisters, and friends whose purposes ranged from supporting husbands and sons during wartime to counseling President Lincoln on strategy, from tending to the wounded on the battlefield to spiriting away slaves through the Underground Railroad, from donning a uniform and fighting unrecognized alongside the men to working as spies for either side. This book brings to light the incredible stories of women from the Civil War that remain relevant to our nation today. Each woman's experience helps us see a truer, fuller, richer version of what really happened in this country during this time period

Wome of the blue and grayTrue Civil War stories of mothers, medics, soldiers, and spies