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Mother Bickerdyke: The Woman Who Battled for the Boys in Blue
Mother Bickerdyke: The Woman Who Battled for the Boys in Blue
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When General William Tecumseh Sherman was told that there was an impertinent nurse who was circumventing army regulations or ignoring them altogether to help Union wounded, Sherman asked who she was.
His aide said, "A Mother Bickerdyke.
Sherman replied, "She ranks me. There is nothing I can do."
Mary Bickerdyke was one of the angels of the Union battlefield in the American Civil War. Known and respected by all of the top generals and, Bickerdyke worked tirelessly to improve the sanitary conditions in the Union hospitals and triage tents.
She was chief of nursing under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant, and served at the Siege of Vicksburg. Known the boys as "Mother Bickerdyke," by war's end she'd been instrumental in helping build 300 hospitals and aided the wounded on 19 battlefields including the Shiloh and Sherman's March.
For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.
Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
His aide said, "A Mother Bickerdyke.
Sherman replied, "She ranks me. There is nothing I can do."
Mary Bickerdyke was one of the angels of the Union battlefield in the American Civil War. Known and respected by all of the top generals and, Bickerdyke worked tirelessly to improve the sanitary conditions in the Union hospitals and triage tents.
She was chief of nursing under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant, and served at the Siege of Vicksburg. Known the boys as "Mother Bickerdyke," by war's end she'd been instrumental in helping build 300 hospitals and aided the wounded on 19 battlefields including the Shiloh and Sherman's March.
For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.
Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
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