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Hilde, Libra Rose.

Worth a dozen men women and nursing in the Civil War South / [electronic resource] : Libra R. Hilde. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (viii, 317 p. ) - A nation divided : studies in the Civil War era . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-306) and index.

State and private hospitals -- Matrons' work -- Becoming a nurse -- Ideal nursing -- Civilian women and Confederate medical care -- The hospital labor dilemma -- Conflict and cooperation -- Nursing and personal growth -- Aftermath and social change.

ISBN: 9780813932187 0813932181

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Confederate States of America. Army --Nurses.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--History--Southern States--19th century.
Military hospitals--History--Southern States--19th century.
Military nursing--History--Southern States--19th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--Hospitals.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Women.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Medical care.--Civil War, 1861-1865

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E625 / .H55 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 973.7/76