Those Courageous Women of the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 0761302123
- ISBN-13
- 9780761302124
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-01-01
- Publisher
- Twenty-First Century Books
- Author
- Karen Zeinert
Description
Examines the important contributions of various women, Northern, Southern, and slave, to the American Civil War, on the battlefield, in print, on the home front, and in other areas where they challenged traditional female roles.
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