Up for sale is 1867 WOMAN'S WORK IN THE CIVIL WAR: A RECORD OF HEROISM, PATRIOTISM, AND PATIENCE

Author: Brockett, L.P., M.D.; Vaughan, Mrs. Mary C.

Title: Woman's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience

Publication: Philadelphia: Zeigler, McCurdy & Co., 1867

Edition: First edition

Description: First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [4], 21-799, [3] pp. Maroon blindstamped cloth lettered in gold on the spine. Illustrated by a frontispiece of Clara Barton and a vignette title page, along with fourteen additional engraved plates throughout. Broadfoot 75. Nevins II 122. Includes discussion of the Wisconsin Historical Aid Society, and the women of Milwaukee who founded this initiative to care for the "sanitary needs of the Union soldiers of the Civil War". Each chapter contains a brief biography of an individual woman, and how she became involved in helping in the Civil War. The volume is composed of around fifty or so short biographies of these women. A fascinating history of women's contributions to the Civil War, including a discussion of female contributions to nursing, hospital administration, and supply gathering for the war. Vintage Antique 1867 LP Brockett 1st edition. Please see photos as part of the description. Please check out our other listings! Thousands of items in stock! We ship worldwide! Free US shipping and returns!