They fought like demons : women soldiers in the American Civil War / DeAnne Blanton and Lauren M. Cook.
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Blanton, DeAnne, 1964- (author.)
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Cook, Lauren M. (author.)
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Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries)
- ISBN 0807128066
- Publicerad: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2002]
- Copyright: ©2002
- Engelska xiii, 277 pages
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Serie: Conflicting worlds
- Relaterad länk:
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Innehållsförteckning
Sammanfattning
Ämnesord
Stäng
- Introduction: "Entrenched in secrecy: women soldiers of the Civil War -- "They fought like demons" : a military history of women in combat -- "To dress and go as a soldier": means and motivations -- "A fine looking soldier": life in the ranks -- "Fairly earned her epaulettes": women soldiers in the military service -- "Why they detained her I can't imagine": the prisoner of war experience -- "I would rather have been shot dead": women soldiers as casualties of war -- "A congenital peculiarity": women discovered in the ranks -- "Romantic young ladies ": female soldiers in the public consciousness -- When Jennie came marching home: women soldiers in the postwar years -- Beyond heroes or harlots: the changing historical perspective -- Conclusion: "I love my country": a summation of women's military service.
- Explains how hundred of women assumed male aliases, disguised themselves in men's uniforms, and charged into battle as Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
Ämnesord
- Women soldiers -- United States -- History -- 19th century. (LCSH)
- Women. (fast)
- Women soldiers. (fast)
- Sezessionskrieg (gnd)
- Soldatin (gnd)
- Vrouwen. (gtt)
- Soldaten. (gtt)
- Amerikaanse burgeroorlog. (gtt)
- Sezessionskrieg (1861-1865) (swd)
- Soldatin. (swd)
- Military participation -- Female. (fast)
- Women soldiers -- United States -- History -- 19th century. (fssh)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Female. (LCSH)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women. (LCSH)
- United States. (fast)
- United States -- Military history -- Civil War, 1861-1865. (fssh)
- 1800-1899 (fast)
Genre
- History. (fast)
- Nonfiction.
Konferensnamn
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
Klassifikation
- E628 (LCC)
- 973.7/082 (DDC)
- 15.85 (bcl)
- Kqa (kssb/8 (machine generated))
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