"That the place for the women was in their own homes,
There to patiently wait until victory comes.
But later, it chanced, just how no one knew,
That the lines slipped a bit, and some 'gan to crowd through;
And they went, - where did they go? - Ah; where did they not?
Show us the battle, - the field, - or the spot
Where the groans of the wounded rang out on the air
That her ear caught it not, and her hand was not there."
-Clara Barton "The Women Who Went to the Field"
There were women who helped out during the war. In total there was 20,000 women working to help. Most of these women were laundresses and cooks,and 3,000 of those women were nurses.
Women also organized Ladies' aid societies that helped with supplying the troops. The women in these societies cooked and canned food, sewed and washed clothing, and used fundraising to supply the troops with cash.
In 1861, another group of women started the United States Sanitary Commission to help on the front lines of the war. This commission worked to prevent diseases and infections in the army hospitals for the wounded soldiers. In total, the Sanitary Commission provided the Union army with almost $15 million worth of supplies.
Interesting fact: There were around 400 women soldiers in the Civil War that disguised themselves as men.
Lauren
There to patiently wait until victory comes.
But later, it chanced, just how no one knew,
That the lines slipped a bit, and some 'gan to crowd through;
And they went, - where did they go? - Ah; where did they not?
Show us the battle, - the field, - or the spot
Where the groans of the wounded rang out on the air
That her ear caught it not, and her hand was not there."
-Clara Barton "The Women Who Went to the Field"
There were women who helped out during the war. In total there was 20,000 women working to help. Most of these women were laundresses and cooks,and 3,000 of those women were nurses.
Women also organized Ladies' aid societies that helped with supplying the troops. The women in these societies cooked and canned food, sewed and washed clothing, and used fundraising to supply the troops with cash.
In 1861, another group of women started the United States Sanitary Commission to help on the front lines of the war. This commission worked to prevent diseases and infections in the army hospitals for the wounded soldiers. In total, the Sanitary Commission provided the Union army with almost $15 million worth of supplies.
Interesting fact: There were around 400 women soldiers in the Civil War that disguised themselves as men.
Lauren