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Author:

Schenkman, A. J., author.

Title:

Unexpected bravery : women and children of the Civil War / A. J. Schenkman.

Publisher:

Globe Pequot,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

vii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Women and war--History--19th century.
Children and war--History--19th century.
United States--Participation, Female.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Female.
United States--Women--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women--Biography.
United States--Participation, Juvenile.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Juvenile.
United States--Children--Civil War, 1861-1865--Children--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Introduction: Children and women during war time -- Johnny Clem (the drummer boy of Chickamauga) -- Susie King Taylor (nurse and teacher) -- Charles Whipple Hadley (bravery at Shiloh) -- Orion and Lyston Howe (Orion and Lyston) -- William Horsfall (Medal of Honor) -- Alexander H. Johnson (drummer for the 54th) -- Lola Sanchez (Confederate spy) -- Unfinished lives part I -- Albert D.J. Cashier (Jennie Hodgers) -- Mary Galloway (wounded at Antietam) -- Florena Budwin and John Budwin -- Cathay Williams (William Cathay) -- Mary Owens (John Evans) -- Elizabeth "Lizzie" Compton (Johnny "Jack" Compton) -- Sarah Malinda Pritchard Blalock (Sam Blalock) -- Sarah Emma Edmonds (Franklin Thompson) -- Loreta Janeta Velazquez (Harry T. Buford) -- Unfinished lives part II.

Summary:

"What is little known about the American Civil War is that both women and children enlisted in an attempt to make a difference in the struggle to determine the future of the United States of America"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1493055267
9781493055265

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1259293111

LCCN:

2021026126

Locations:

WBPB115 -- Albert City Public Library (Albert City)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

HIPC765 -- Pocahontas Public Library (Pocahontas)