Hancock, Wakeman, and Pierce: The Women of the Civil War: A Review of Letters of a Civil War nurse, An Uncommon Soldier and Tillie Pierce at Gettysburg
Women’s roles during war varies depending on the task at hand, whether it’s combat or as support but during a war such as the American Civil War the role that they would play is very different. Women weren’t allowed to fight for god and country during the Civil War and their roles were restricted to staying at home and caring for their family or if they were lucky enough to secure a job working for the war as a nurse. For three women they took their roles in the war as soldier, nurse and observer and all would document their experiences during the war.