A Confederate Nurse - Diary of Ada W.Bacot, 1860-1863 (Paperback)

Recounts the first experience of women nurses in an American war Although the Civil War was the first major American conflict in which women nurses played a significant role, the dearth of information about these women makes the diary of a Southern medical worker an especially important document. A Confederate Nurse records the daily experiences, hardships, and joys of Ada W. Bacot, a plantation owner and childless widow whose Southern patriotism prompted her to leave her native South Carolina to care for wounded Confederates in Charlottesville, Virginia. Bacot's journal sheds light on her own experiences and also on the themes that dominated the lives of Southern white women throughout the nineteenth century. A Confederate Nurse reveals the Confederate nationalism that motivated some Southern women and the work these women performed to sustain the war effort.

General

Imprint:	University of South Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2000
First published:	September 2000
Authors:	Ada W. Bacot
Volume editors:	Jean V. Berlin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-1-57003-386-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	1-57003-386-2
Barcode:	9781570033865

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