Francis A. Miniter wrote:
*Women of the War* by Frank Morris (1866, S.S. Scranton & Co. Hartford)
is an account of the efforts of more than 40 women on the Union side
during the Civil War, with some first person narratives from letters,
etc. Most were nurses, but not all. One spent time in a Confederate
prison camp. One treated union prisoners just released from
Andersonville. Some simply followed their husbands to war and became
involved, most commonly in hospital work. One story stood out to me,
that of Carrie Sheads, the Principal of Oakridge Seminary, located on
Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg. She and her resident students were in the
seminary when the battle began and while it streamed through the
seminary. They treated wounded soldiers as necessary. The seminary
changed hands at least a couple of times. On one occasion she stepped
between a Union officer and a Confederate officer, to prevent the latter
from killing the former.

The book itself is in good+ to VG- condition, gilt printed boards bright
and gilt on spine somewhat bright, with a frayed top of spine, bumped
corners and occasional foxing. But the hinges are tight and it lacks any
interior marking. I am thrilled. Price 25 cents.


That's amazing!
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Joanne
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