Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...
PBS7y
Caring for the War's Dead and Wounded
The American Civil War upended these Christian notions of ... There was no effective ambulance corps to transport wounded soldiers from the battlefields to aid locations. As late as August ...
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Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers
Walt Whitman is considered one of the greatest poets in American ... onset of the Civil War, Whitman’s brother enlisted, and when Whitman saw his brother named among wounded soldiers, he ...
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What were surgeries like during the Civil War? Find out here!
Hearing about the different diseases that affected soldiers during the Civil War. Learning how women nursed the wounded and sick. As part of the weekend event, Dr. Trevor Steinbach will present the ...
The Atlantic5y
Heroes of a Civil War Victory That History Forgot
Success against the rebels’ fortress, which had never been touched in four years of war ... the slain and wounded of their number.” No fewer than 14 African-American soldiers were awarded ...
PBS3y
Caring for the War's Dead and Wounded
The American Civil War upended these Christian notions of ... There was no effective ambulance corps to transport wounded soldiers from the battlefields to aid locations. As late as August ...