When secessionist chaos turned to bloodshed in 1861, Mary A. Livermore (1820–1905), editor, lecturer, and abolitionist, left her family and volunteered for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, becoming one of a handful of women to achieve national prominence and a position of leadership within the Commission. Her efforts—from nursing wounded soldiers at the front to organizing the Sanitary Fairs that raised more than a million dollars for relief work—earned the respect of Grant, Sherman, and Lincoln. My Story of the War presents Livermore's remarkable war experiences, including personal reminiscences of Grant, Lincoln, "Mother" Bickerdyke, and Dorothea Dix; and chronicles the vast and varied wartime activities of women—their work as nurses, their agricultural labors, and even their military contributions. In a vivid, anecdotal style Livermore reveals the everyday operations of military hospitals while preserving the individual stories of healers, soldiers, patients, and refugees. Superbly designed, generous in its use of soldiers' letters, and supplemented by illustrations and histories of nearly fifty Union and Confederate regimental flags, My Story of the War appeals to a broad range of Civil War enthusiasts, but stands most firmly as an invaluable testament to women's power to carve out an impressive sphere of influence behind the lines and at the front.
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This review is from: My Story Of The War: The Civil War Memoirs Of The Famous Nurse, Relief Organizer, And Suffragette (Paperback)
This book was assigned to me in my civil war Grad class, along with McPherson's battle cry of freedom. I have to say it complements it very well. Mcphersons books makes you feel like your hovering above the country during the war. If you read Livermore at the same time, your put into the war. Yes the book is a little wordy and jumps all over the place, but it holds your attention. Their are some truly moving parts in this great book from the 19th century!
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Mary Livermore was there . . . a Chicago woman who went to Civil War battlefields and nursed wounded men there. Once back in Chicago, she and others organized huge drives to collect supplies for the wounded, who were not being properly cared for at government facilities. She will bring you into those years as you read this book. Sure, she gets a little wordy sometimes -- this is the nineteenth century, after all!
The previous reviewer took exception to the term, "suffragette" -- that was the term at the time; this is the original title of the book. Language changes.
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Facts not right!,
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This review is from: My Story Of The War: The Civil War Memoirs Of The Famous Nurse, Relief Organizer, And Suffragette (Paperback)
Suffragette was a deragatory term used by the press, when the correct term was Suffragist.
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HE opening of the War of the Rebellion found me in Boston, my native city. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sanitary stores, battery boys, sanitary supplies, convalescent soldiers, convalescent camp, sanitary fair, hospital relief, hospital clothing, contraband camp, rebel works Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mother Bickerdyke, Sanitary Commission, General Grant, General Sherman, President Lincoln, New York, United States, Fort Donelson, Bryan Hall, New Orleans, Secretary of War, Secretary Stanton, Young's Point, Miss Dix, General Curtis, Milliken's Bend, Bull Run, Camp Douglas, Miss Safford, Lake Providence, Maria Denning, Chicago Mercantile Battery, City of Memphis, Colonel Stone, Eighth Michigan New!
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HE opening of the War of the Rebellion found me in Boston, my native city. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sanitary stores, battery boys, sanitary supplies, convalescent soldiers, convalescent camp, sanitary fair, hospital relief, hospital clothing, contraband camp, rebel works Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mother Bickerdyke, Sanitary Commission, General Grant, General Sherman, President Lincoln, New York, United States, Fort Donelson, Bryan Hall, New Orleans, Secretary of War, Secretary Stanton, Young's Point, Miss Dix, General Curtis, Milliken's Bend, Bull Run, Camp Douglas, Miss Safford, Lake Providence, Maria Denning, Chicago Mercantile Battery, City of Memphis, Colonel Stone, Eighth Michigan New!
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- My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience by Mary A. Livermore on 6 pages
- Story of My Life (Women in America: from colonial times to the 20th century) by Mary Livermore in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- My Story by Fred E. Lincoln in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Civil War by Douglas Welsh in Front Matter
- Battle of Shiloh (Incidents in the American Civil War, 23) by John F. Wakefield on page 476
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- Women at the Front: Hospital Workers in Civil War America by Jane E. Schultz on 5 pages
- The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference by Margaret E. Wagner on 4 pages
- The Greenhill Dictionary Of Military Quotations by Peter G. Tsouras on 4 pages
- Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! by George C. Rable in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War by Stephen B. Oates in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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