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Essay Archive - Women of the Civil War
Women of the Civil War
Many people overlook the role of women in war. It is said even by
women that the men go off to fight, and the women stay home and wait. Well
here is a paper about women who didn't sit home and wait for their husbands,
brothers, fathers, sons, and sweethearts to come back. They did something
to help their country when it needed it most.
Women Who Fought
As many as 400 women from the North and South disguised themselves
as men and enlisted in the army. Amy Clarke volunteered as a private so
she would not have to be parted from her husband. After he died at Shiloh,
she continued to ser....
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