Union nurses readily note that the U ... In effect, sectional loyalties became sacralized during the Civil War, wherein the highest demonstration of Christian virtue was manifest in relief ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers who went to war — have been serving in combat for centuries.

Black men and women were forced to build fortifications, work as blacksmiths, nurses ... of the Civil War had now changed. The North was not only fighting to preserve the Union, it was fighting ...

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Hearing about the different diseases that affected soldiers during the Civil War. Learning how women nursed the wounded and sick. As part of the weekend event, Dr. Trevor Steinbach will present the ...