Worth a Dozen Men: Women and Nursing in the Civil War South

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WORTH A DOZEN MEN a nation divided: studies in the civil war era Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Editor Worth a Dozen Men WOMEN AND NURSING IN THE CIVIL WAR SOUTH LIBRA R. HILDE University of Virginia Press charlottesville and london NNN•nnn University of Virginia Press© 2012 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2012 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hilde, Libra Rose. Worth a dozen men : women and nursing in the Civil War South / Libra R. Hilde. p. cm. — (A nation divided) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8139-3212-5 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8139-3218-7 (e-book) 1. Confederate States of America. Army—Nurses. 2. Military nursing—Southern States—History—19th century. 3. Military hospitals—Southern States—History— 19th century. 4. Women—Southern States—History—19th century. 5. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Medical care. 6. United States— History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Women. 7. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Hospitals. I. Title. e625.h55 2012 973.776—dc23 201103196 ...