Daughters of the Union : northern women fight the Civil War / Nina Silber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silber, Nina.

Series:

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Northeastern States--History--19th century.

Women.

Women--Northeastern States--Social conditions--19th century.

Women--Political activity--Northeastern States--Social conditions--19th century.

Sex role--Northeastern States--History--19th century.

Sex role.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Northern women fight the Civil War

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book casts a spotlight on some of the most overlooked and least understood participants in the American Civil War: the women of the North. Unlike their Confederate counterparts, who were often caught in the midst of the conflict, most Northern women remained far from the dangers of battle. Nonetheless, they enlisted in the Union cause on their home ground, and the experience transformed their lives.

Contents:

PROLOGUE: Summoned to War, Charged to Patriotism

ONE: Loyalties in Conflict

TWO: The Economic Battlefront

THREE: Domesticity under Siege

FOUR: From Patriots to Partisans, and Back Again

FIVE: Aiding the Cause, Serving the State

SIX: Saving the Sick, Healing the Nation

SEVEN: Wartime Emancipation

EIGHT: American Women and the Enduring Power of the State

EPILOGUE: An Ambiguous Legacy

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674267343

0674267346

9780674043626

0674043626

OCLC:

1037979220