Amazing Women of the Civil War: Fascinating True Stories of Women Who Made a Difference
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The Civil War is most often described as one in which brother fought brother. But the most devastating war fought on American soil was also one in which women demonstrated heroic deeds, selfless acts, and courage beyond measure. Women mobilized soup kitchens and relief societies. Women cared for wounded soldiers. Women were effective spies. And it is estimated that 300 women fought on the battlefields, usually disguised as men. The most fascinating Civil War women include:
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Harriet Tubman,a former slave, who led hundreds of fellow slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Four hundred womenwho were seized in Roswell, Georgia, deported to Indiana, and vanished without a trace
Belle Boyd,the "Siren of the Shenandoah," who at the age of seventeen killed a Union soldier
"Crazy" Elizabeth Van Lew,who deliberately fostered the impression that she was eccentric so that she could be an effective spy for the North
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The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Forgotten History: Immigrants, Women, and African Americans in the Civil War's Defining Battle
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Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence (Southern Classics Series)
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Born to Battle: Grant and Forrest--Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga
