The Women of City Point, Virginia, 1864-1865: Stories of Life and Work in the Union Occupation Headquarters

by Jeanne Marie Christie

Overview

After more than three years of grim fighting, General Ulysses Grant had a plan to end the Civil War--laying siege to Petersburg, Virginia, thus cutting off supplies to the Confederate capital at Richmond. He established his headquarters at City Point on the James River, requiring thousands of troops, tons of supplies, as well as extensive medical facilities and staff.

Nurses flooded the area, yet many did not work in medical capacities--they served as organizers, advocates and intelligence gatherers. Nursing emerged as a noble profession with multiple specialties. Drawing on a range of primary and secondary sources, this history covers the resilient women who opened the way for others into postwar medical, professional and political arenas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476678771
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	02/06/2020
Pages:	281
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.57(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jeanne Marie Christie was a professor at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. While conducting independent research with The National Parks Service she created the exhibit No Place for a Woman and authored articles in Virginia Cavalcade, The Journal of Women’s Civil War History and The Journal of Confederate History. She lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii
Preface
 1. “Sisters, Sisters”
 2. Women Within the Safeguard
 3. Nameless No More: Contraband Women
 4. Government Nurses
 5. Independent Nurses
 6. Women of the United States Christian Commission (USCC): Prayers and Dinner
 7. Women of the United States Sanitary Commission (USSC): The Art of Networking
 8. State Agents: Logistics, Supplies and Catfights
 9. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Front: Incidents of Harassment and Humor
10. Officers’ Wives: Parties and Swishing Silks
11. Homeward Bound Journey
Appendix: Weather for 1864–1865
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index