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1 online resource (350 pages) |
| Series |
Civil War in the North |
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Civil War in the North.
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| Contents |
Intro; Halftitle Page; Title PAge; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Notes to Readers; Introduction; Part One: Friendly Fire: Jessie Benton Frémont; Part Two: Self-Inflicted Wounds: Mary Ellen Marcy McClellan; Part Three: True Faith and Allegiance: Eleanor Ewing Sherman; Part Four: Center of Gravity: Julia Dent Grant; Conclusion: "The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong"; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Chapter 1: "the place a son would have had"; Chapter 2: "Be sure you're right and then go ahead"; Chapter 3: "Frémont and Our Jessie." |
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Chapter 4: "quite a female politician"Chapter 5: "It is your Lerida"; Chapter 6: "There is a time to do and a time to stand aside"; Chapter 7: "you are fond of attention and gaiety"; Chapter 8: "Flora McFlimsey"; Chapter 9: "don't send any politicians out here"; Chapter 10: "you have quite enough else to attend to"; Chapter 11: "I almost wish ... they would displace you"; Chapter 12: "how the mighty are fallen"; Chapter 13: "It is high or low tide with us ever"; Chapter 14: "You will never be happy in this world unless you go into the Army again." |
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Chapter 15: "releive my husband from the suspicions now resting on him"Chapter 16: "I have never dared to murmer at God's decree"; Chapter 17: "for the privilege of whipping negro wenches"; Chapter 18: "the Government requires sacrifices from wives"; Chapter 19: "my opinion of you is unaltered"; Chapter 20: "No greater glory than to fill a patriot's grave"; Chapter 21: "sunshine"; Chapter 22: "this, to me, most delicate subject"; Chapter 23: "how forsaken I feel here!"; Chapter 24: "Is this my destiny?"; Chapter 25: "secesh wives with their own little slaves." |
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Chapter 26: "Do stop digging at this old canal"Chapter 27: Lieutenant General's Wife; Chapter 28: "I did not want to go to the theater"; Chapter 29: "the sunlight of his loyal love." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-419) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902.
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McClellan, Mary Ellen Marcy, 1835-1915.
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Sherman, Ellen Ewing, 1824-1888.
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Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902.
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Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902 fast |
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Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902 fast |
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McClellan, Mary Ellen Marcy, 1835-1915 fast |
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Sherman, Ellen Ewing, 1824-1888 fast |
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Generals' spouses -- United States -- Biography
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Generals' spouses
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Women
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140282
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140214
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781631011986 |
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1631011987 |
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