Author:
Plumb, Robert C. author.
Imprint[Lincoln] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Descriptionxvi, 251 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:The better angels of our nature -- Women in antebellum America -- The Underground Railroad -- Abolitionism in America -- The 'seething hell of war' -- Noble watchwords and inspiring ideas -- Tending to the wounded and missing -- The prolonged war -- 'With malice toward none, with charity for all' -- 'Joy my freedom!' -- Women in post-Civil War America -- Conclusing remarkable lives -- The angels among us still -- 'Contemplating their example' -- Voce angeli, or 'Voices of the angels'.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236) and index.
Note:"This multi-layered biography examines five remarkable women who made important contributions to the Union cause at various stages before, during, and following the defining years of the American Civil War."-- Provided by publisher.
