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A Mother's Work: Mary Bickerdyke, Civil War-Era Nurse

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Availability:In StockContributor:Megan VangorderPublish date:2/24/2026Pages:260
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469692319ISBN-10:1469692317UPC:9781469692319Book Category:Medical, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:History, United States, Medical (Incl. Patients)Book Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC4VVKRT2H

A Mother's Work: Mary Bickerdyke, Civil War-Era Nurse

Mary Ann Bickerdyke led a remarkable life. A widowed mother from Illinois, she became an influential traveling nurse and Sanitary Commission agent during the American Civil War. She followed the Union army through four years and nineteen battles, established hundreds of hospitals, assisted surgeons with amputations, treated fevers, and fed the soldiers in her care. Known affectionately as...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469692319ISBN-10:1469692317UPC:9781469692319Book Category:Medical, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:History, United States, Medical (Incl. Patients)Book Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC4VVKRT2H
Megan VanGorder is assistant professor of history at Illinois State University.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press

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