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Author Archives: Virginia R. Bensen
Southern Matrons: Civil War Women Nurses (part five)
Editor’s Note: In 2013, Virginia Bensen penned a series about female Civil War nurses. Some of those articles remain among our most read, even to this day. As sometimes happens, life got in the way for Virginia, who had to … Continue reading
Top 15 Posts of 2013—Number 3: Civil War Nurses Series: Interesting Facts about Northern Nurses
One great misconception many people have regarding nurses in both the Union and Confederacy is that they assisted the surgeons in medical procedures. This was for the most part not the case, except in rare situations in the field. During … Continue reading
Civil War Nurses Series: Interesting Facts about Northern Nurses
One great misconception many people have regarding nurses in both the Union and Confederacy is that they assisted the surgeons in medical procedures. This was for the most part not the case, except in rare situations in the field. During … Continue reading
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The Nurse: Women Nurses in the Civil War, part four
Part four in a series The definition of “nurse” in John Daly’s Professional Nursing: Concepts, Issues and Challenges is “Nursing is a societally mandated, socially constructed practice profession existing to serve a public that has certain expectations of nurses and … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War Women Nurses, Florence Nightengale, nursing, nursing-series
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Sophronia E. Bucklin, Sanitary Commission Nurse at Gettysburg
Because Emerging Civil War has been commemorating the Battle of Gettysburg, and I have been writing a series of articles about women Civil War nurses, I found a book by Sophronia E. Bucklin recollecting her experience as a Sanitary Commission … Continue reading
Influence of Religion: Women Nurses in the Civil War—part two
Part two of a series In the book, Religion and the American Civil War, the authors discuss how religion became important in America during the early republic and into the early 1800s. This became particularly true as the United States … Continue reading
Expectations of a Lady: Women Nurses in the Civil War—part one
part one in a series Before we examine the role of women as nurses in the Civil War, a brief literature review can help us better understand the expectations of an Antebellum lady. In 1966 Barbara Welter, in her description of … Continue reading
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Tagged Antebellum south, Civil War Women Nurses, Medical, nurses, nursing, nursing-series, women
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Women Nurses in the Civil War: Introduction
This is the first in a series of articles about women nurses in the Civil War. Numerous scholarly books and articles have been written about women’s participation as nurses in the American Civil War. These same articles use the term … Continue reading
Grand Bahama Island and the Civil War
I recently visited Freeport, Bahamas. It was quaint and quiet and filled with tourist hotels, casinos, and, of course, beautiful beaches. When I returned home, I became curious what role if any Freeport, Bahamas played in the American Civil War. … Continue reading
