More resources on women in the War Between the States, including those who fought, those who worked as nurses or spies, and those who kept the home fires burning. Confederacy and Union women and their roles.
A favorite song, often misattributed to a fallen Confederate volunteer, was written by New York/New Jersey poet
Ethel Lynn Beers.
Reenactors and researchers alike, you'll find here an interesting mix of books written in the era and others using modern scholarship and current research, biographies and social context, surveys or overviews and depth on particular topics. From your Guide to Women's History.
Belle Boyd, Antonia Forc, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Nancy Hart, Laura Ratcliffe, Loreta Janeta Velazquez and more: here are some women who spied during the American Civil War, passing information to the Confederacy. Some were captured and imprisoned, some escaped detection.
Pauline Cushman, Sarah Emma Edmonds, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Van Lew, Mary Edwards Walker, Mary Elizabeth Bowser and more: here are some of the many women who spied during the American Civil War, helping the cause of the Union and the North with their information.
From your Women's History Guide: a growing collection of Civil War era photographs (and a few of Civil War reenactment, too) for use in many ways: illustrating how women lived, the roles they played during the war and the fashions of the time -- dresses, hair, jewelry. A rich resource of primary source material!
Profile of the wife of Robert E. Lee, great-granddaughter of Martha Washington. The battle after the Civil War to regain her family home at Arlington didn't end until after her death. Also find links to other resources on the Net.
Sarah Emma Edmonds biography - information on the woman who served as a Civil War soldier as Frank Thompson, and wrote about her war experiences.
Sarah Emma Edmonds was a Civil War nurse, soldier (disguised as Frank Thompson), and spy. In this excerpt from her memoir, she recounts her experiences at the Battle of Bull Run (also known as First Manassas), July 21, 1861, the events leading up to the battle and her exploits after the battle, returning to Washington, DC.
A profile of the United States Sanitary Commission, founded in 1861, which helped promote health in the Union Army Camps, provide supplies, and raise money for the Union effort.
A profile of Harriet Beecher Stowe, 19th century author.
A four-part in-depth biography of Harriet Tubman, highlighting the four phases of her life: her life in slavery, her years as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, her service in the U.S. Civil War, and her later years working for reform and telling her story.
Dr. Mary Walker was an unconventional woman. At the start of the Civil War, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker volunteered with the Union Army and adopted men's clothing. She was at first not allowed to work as a physician, but as a nurse and as a spy. She finally won a commission as an army surgeon. She was awarded the Medal of Honor for her service -- it was taken away in 1917 and finally restored in 1977.
Women in Civil War era dresses, at a Civil War reenactment of the Battle of Bull Run, also called First Manassas, August 3-5, 2001.
Curriculum unit on the lives of Civil War women. Designed for middle school; valuable children's and adult's info and readings.
Union sympathizer; after a Confederate soldier killer her husband, worked actively for the Union, as a spy and a nurse.
Confederate spy "Wild Rose," key to Beauregard's winning of the Battle of Bull Run. Collection includes many of her letters.
Women in the American Civil War -- some highlights of their involvement.
This 17-year-old Gallatin Tennessee girl writes of her resentment of the Union occupation. Entries focus on the war instead of daily life.
