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Capital dames : the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868

Roberts, Cokie. (Author).

Summary: With the outbreak of the Civil War, the small, social Southern town of Washington, D.C. found itself caught between warring sides in a four-year battle that would determine the future of the United States. After the declaration of secession, many fascinating Southern women left the city, leaving their friends -- such as Adele Cutts Douglas and Elizabeth Blair Lee -- to grapple with questions of safety and sanitation as the capital was transformed into an immense Union army camp and later a hospital. With their husbands, brothers, and fathers marching off to war, either on the battlefield or in the halls of Congress, the women of Washington joined the cause as well. And more women went to the Capital City to enlist as nurses, supply organizers, relief workers, and journalists. Many risked their lives making munitions in a highly flammable arsenal, toiled at the Treasury Department printing greenbacks to finance the war, and plied their needlework skills at The Navy Yard -- once the sole province of men -- to sew canvas gunpowder bags for the troops. Sifting through newspaper articles, government records, and private letters and diaries -- many never before published -- Roberts brings the war-torn capital into focus through the lives of its formidable women.

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  • ISBN: 9780062002761
  • ISBN: 0062002767
  • ISBN: 9780062002778
  • ISBN: 0062002775
  • ISBN: 9780062199287
  • Physical Description: print
    x, 494 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]

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General Note:
Map on lining papers.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-492).
Formatted Contents Note: Meet the women of Washington, 1848-1856 -- Jessie runs for president but Harriet takes the White House and Mary Jane reports, 1856-1858 -- Varina leads and leaves as Abby drops by, 1859-1861 -- Rose goes to jail, Jessie goes to the White House, Dorothea goes to work, 1861 -- Rose is released, Clara goes to war, Louisa May briefly nurses, 1862 -- Lizzie reports on the action, Janet goes to camp, Louisa takes charge, 1863 -- Anna speaks, Jessie campaigns (again), Sojourner visits, 1864 -- One Mary leaves, one Mary hangs, and Lois writes about it all, 1865 -- Virginia and Varina return, Sara survives, Mary is humiliated, Kate loses, 1866-1868.

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Capital Dames : The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868
Capital Dames : The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868
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Capital Dames : The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Introductionp. 1
Chapter 1Meet the Women of Washington, 1848-1856p. 7
Chapter 2Jessie Runs for President but Harriet Takes the White House and Mary Jane Reports, 1856-1858p. 23
Chapter 3Varina Leads and Leaves as Abby Drops By, 1859-1861p. 51
Chapter 4Rose Goes to Jail, Jessie Goes to the White House, Dorothea Goes to Work, 1861p. 93
Chapter 5Rose Is Released, Clara Goes to War, Louisa May Briefly Nurses, 1862p. 153
Chapter 6Lizzie Reports on the Action, Janet Goes to Camp, Louisa Takes Charge, 1863p. 197
Chapter 7Anna Speaks, Jessie Campaigns (Again), Sojourner Visits, 1864p. 241
Chapter 8One Mary Leaves, One Mary Hangs, and Lois Writes About It All, 1865p. 283
Chapter 9Virginia and Varina Return, Sara Survives, Mary is Humiliated, Kate Loses, 1866-1868p. 341
Epiloguep. 395
Author's Note and Acknowledgmentsp. 413
Cast of Charactersp. 419
Notesp. 423
Bibliographyp. 481
Illustration Creditsp. 493
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