The women's fight : the Civil War's battles for home, freedom, and nation (Littlefield history of the Civil War era)
by Glymph, Thavolia, 1951- (Author)
Summary
"Historians of the Civil War often speak of "wars within a war"--The military fight, wartime struggles on the home front, and the political and moral battle to preserve the Union and end slavery. In this broadly conceived book, Thavolia Glymph provides a comprehensive new history of women's roles an... Full description
- Part I. Southern Women
- Home and War: "Domestic Sanctuaries" on the Run
- Poor White Women in the Confederacy: "Enemies" to Their Country
- Enslaved Women: Making War on Antislavery Ground
- Part II. Northern Women
- Am I a Soldier of the Cross? Northern Women's Fight and the Legacy of Slavery
- Northern White Women and the "Garden of Eden"
- Part III. The Hard Hand of War
- Under the Restless Wings of an Army: Fallen Angels
- Black Women Refugees: Making Freedom in Union Lines.