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Her letters remain one of the few surviving primary accounts of female soldiers in the American Civil War. [27] [28] Laura J. Williams was a woman who disguised herself as a man and used the alias Lt. Henry Benford in order to raise and lead a company of Texas Confederates. She and the company participated in the Battle of Shiloh. [29] [30]
National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War (16 P) Pages in category "Women in the American Civil War" The following 189 pages are in this category, out of 189 total.
Sarah M Pritchard Blalock. She is holding a picture of her husband Keith. Sarah Malinda Pritchard Blalock (March 10, 1839, or 1842 – March 9, 1901, or 1903) was a female soldier during the American Civil War.
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Sally Louisa Tompkins (November 9, 1833 – July 25, 1916) was a Confederate nurse and the first woman to have been formally inducted into an army in American history. She may have been the only woman officially commissioned in the Confederate Army. [1]
She dedicated her life with the Woman’s Relief Corps, a national organization for female Civil War veterans. [28] Black military service during the Civil war may have been the catalyst to grant citizenship to African Americans and women under the 14th amendment, as both groups served in the war as soldiers or nurses.
Media in category "Images of people of the American Civil War" The following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. Ambrose Everett Burnside.jpg 1,200 × 1,600; 831 KB
Ladies' aid societies or soldiers' aid societies were organizations of women formed during the American Civil War that were dedicated to providing supplies to soldiers on the battlefield and caring for sick and wounded soldiers. Over the course of the war, between 7,000 and 20,000 ladies' aid societies were established. [1]