<p>Hidden amongst the photographs uniforms revolvers and war medals of the Civil War are the remarkable stories of some of the most unlikely heroes—women.</p><p>North South black white Native American immigrant—the women in these micro-drama biographies are wives mothers sisters and friends whose purposes ranged from supporting husbands and sons during wartime to counseling President Lincoln on strategy from tending to the wounded on the battlefield to spiriting away slaves through the Underground Railroad from donning a uniform and fighting unrecognized alongside the men to working as spies for either side.</p><p>This book brings to light the incredible stories of women from the Civil War that remain relevant to our nation today. Each woman's experience helps us see a truer fuller richer version of what really happened in this country during this time period.</p>
