Moore, Frank. Women of the War; Their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice. Hartford, Conn.: S. S. Scranton, 1866. MRS. FANNY RICkETTS. The Sacrifices of American Women. — Grace Darling and Florence Nightingale. — Faithfulness of the young "Wife Gertrude. — Birth and Parentage of Mrs. Ricketts. — Battle of Bull Run. — Rumors of the Death of her Husband. — Visits the Battle- field. — Experience with the Rebel General Stuart. — Refuses to sign a Parole. —Remonstrance of Wigfall. — At the Headquarters of General Joseph E. Johnston. — Succeeds in finding her Husband at a Hospital. — Scenes among the Dying and the Dead. — Her Kindness to the Wounded. — The Death of Prescott. — Removal to Richmond. — Honorable Conduct of Stonewall Jackson. — The Prisons in Richmond. — Curiosity of the People. — The Charity of a Magdalen. — Arrival of the Union Prisoners from Ball's Bluff. — Captain Rickctts selected as a Hostage. — Heroism of Captain Thomas Cox. — The Exchange and Return to Washington. — Battles of Fredericksburg and Antietam. — Her Home a Hospital. — Experience in the Shenandoah Valley. — Sheridan's Battle at Cedar Run. — At Danville. — Peace and the Return Home 17-35 MRS. MARY A. BRADY. * Birth and Marriage. — Her Motives for entering upon the Work. — The Meeting of Ladies at her Husband's Office. — The Satterlee Hospital at Philadelphia. — The "James River Fever." — Moral and Social Restoratives. — The Battles of the Chickahominy. — How the Wounded were cared for. — The Fair Amanuensis. — Soldiers' Own Stories. — Letter of Joseph A. Winters. — The Thanksgiving Dinner. — Release of the Boys from the Guard-house. — Failure of the Peninsular Campaign. — Pope's Retreat. — The Hospitals near Alexandria. — A Snow Storm in Camp. — Almost in the Rebel Lines. — Chancellorsville and its Wounded. — The Extemporized Kitchen, and what was done in it. — At Gettysburg. — The Gratitude of the Soldiers. — The Reason of the National Success. — Story of the Empty Sleeve. — Battle of Mine Run. — The Hospital at Martin's Ford. — Extraordinary Labors in the Field. — "Completely worn out." — The Fate of Virginia sealed. — ]Mrs. Brady's Death 36-53 KADY BROWNELL. Story of Captain Molly. — Birth of Kady. — Recollections of her Youth. — Daughter of the regiment. — Skill at Target Shooting. — Color-bearer at Bull Ivun. — Incidents of the Panic and Retreat. — Her Companion Killed. — Dangerous Journey in an Ambulance. — Return of the Regiment. — Burnside's Expedition. — Heroic Conduct at Newbern. — Acts as Nurse for the Wounded. — Sufferings of her Husband. — Unnatural Conduct of a Rebel Engineer. — Anecdote of two Newbern Ladies. — Spirited Conversation with Colonel Avery. — Opinions the Flag. — A Rebel who " alius was agin the war." The Return Home. — The Captured Rifle. — Her Honorable Discharge 54-64 MRS. P. B. IIURD. A Story of Border Suffering. — Massacre at Sheteck Lake. — Fiendish Cruelty of the Sioux Indians. — Death of Mr. Kurd and Mr. Voight. — A Journey through the "Wilderness. — Heroism of a Mother. — Battle of "Wood Lake. — Escape of Little Crow. — Execution of the Indians. 66-74 MARGARET E. BRECKINRIDGE. The Siege of Vicksburg. — Enters upon her "Work. — Her Ancestry and Family History. — Contributes to the " Princeton Standard." — Appeals for Aid, and encourages the Soldiers in the Field. — Incidents of General Morgan's Invasions of Kentucky. — Jeff Davis's Thanksgiving Day at Lexington, Ky. — Kirby Smith in the Pulpit. — The Hospitals at Young's Point. — Labors there. — "Ain't she an Angel?" — Her 1 Transparent Purity and Beauty of Character. — How the Soldiers loved her. — At "Work in the Aid Societies. — Incidents of the Suffering Soldiers. — The Soldier's Song. — How much Salary she received. — Knitting for the Soldiers, a Song. — Increasing Labors and Declining Health. — Returns to Philadelphia. — At the Episcopal Hospital. — The old Negro "Woman. — Death of her Brother-in-Law, Colonel Porter. —Effect upon her Health. —Her Last Days and Death. 75-90 MRS. ELIDA RUMSEY FOWLE. The Exchanged Prisoners. —Effect of Song upon them.- The Rostrum of Knapsacks. — The Erection of the Soldiers' Free Library. — The Dying Soldier Boy. — " Nearer Home." — Incident of the Patent Office Hospital. — "The Rebel Flags." — Sheridan gives "the Rebs Hail Columbia." — Hospital Labors after the Second Battle of Bull Run. — Experience in the Amputating Room. — "Determined to accomplish Something." — The "Unknown" Martyr. — A Hero of Chancellorsville. — Chaplain Quint. — Retirement of Home 91-108 BRIDGET DIVERS. "Irish Biddy" joins the Michigan Cavalry. — Her Knowledge of the Men. — How she cared for them. — Acts as Chaplain. — Her Word in the Hospitals. — The Christian and Sanitary Commissions. — Under Fire. — Escapes Capture at Cedar Creek. — Her Generosity to the "Wounded and Sick. — Personal Appearance and Character. 100-113 MRS. ISABELLA FOGG. Inauguration of Hostilities. — Pier Schoolboy Son enlists. — Discovers her " Duty." — Labors at Annapolis. — The Fight at Williamsburg. — On the Hospital Boats. — Fair Oaks. — At the Front. — "Just where she wanted to go." — Mr. Knapp, of the Sanitary Commission. — At Savage Station. — The Perils of Chickahominy Swamp. — Gaines's Mill. — Retreat of McClellan. — The March to James River. — Incidents. — Returns to Portland. — At Work again at Antietam. — Genneral Hooker. — Burnside's Attempt at Fredericksburg. — Journal of her Experiences. — Storm of Shot and Shell at Chancellorsville. — Heroic Answer of a Wounded Boy. — The " Rest " on the Rappahannock. — *' Independence Day at Gettysburg." — Kelley's Ford and Mine Run. — Hospital Labors. — Liberality of the Maine Legislature. — Grant " determined to fight it out on that line." — The awful Price of a Nation's Existence. — The Array at Front Royal. — Battle at Cedar Run; her Son wounded. — The Christian Commission. — At Louisville. — Injured on a Hospital Boat. — Close of the War 113-126 WHAT WE DID AT GETTYSBURG. Journal of the Labors of two Ladies after the Battle. — Sanitary Commission Lodge. — Distributing Supplies. — The Journey to Gettysburg. — Kilpatrick's Fight. — The Dead Rebel. — " No one to help." — Clearing of the Hospitals. — The Extempore Ambulances. — Songs of the Negroes. — Arrival of a Delegation. — Feed Rebels as well as Unionists. — Tamarinds and Water. — The Gettysburg Women. — Extortion. — A Man who never saw a Rebel. — The Stupid Dutchman. — A Brave Woman. — " Tell her I love her." — The Dying Rebel Lieutenant. — How Black People pray. — Blessings for Abraham Lincoln. — Distribution of gay -colored Handkerchiefs. — A Crazy Man in the Hospital. — The Wisconsin Mother. — Patriotism of the Boys. — " Red, White, and Blue." 127- 147 MRS. MARY W. LEE. The Union Refreshment Room at Philadelphia. — Labors on the Spalding. — The Crutch Brigade. — Scenes in the Peninsula Campaign. —How she subdued a Selfish Sutler. — Death of Adams, of the Nineteenth Massachusetts. — Dumplings for the Soldiers. — Anecdote of General Sedgwick. — Mrs. General Barlow on the Field. — Willie Morrow, the Pennsylvania Sharpshooter. — Hospital at Smoketown. — A Mother's Love. — Henry Cole. — Dr. Vanderkeift. — A Case of "Pudding and Milk." — Explosion at Harper's 2 Ferry. — Testimonials. — Labors at Falmouth. — The Old Stove. — Storming of Marye's Heights. — The "Towel Flag." — Care of the "Wounded. — Incidents of the Lacy House. — The Portrait. — At Gettysburg. — Aaron Wills, the Color Corporal. — I'^ie Second Division Hospital. — The Love of the " Boys." — The Battles of the Wilderness. — An Extemporized Kitchen. — Cooking for the Army. — At the White House. — Miss Cornelia Hancock. — Vows of Silent Sufferers. — At City Point. — Death of Major Smith. — Devotion of Colonel Crosby. «—" My Country has had my Arm, she is welcome to my Life." — Letter of Mrs. Bush. — ''Unsealing the Fountains." — Capture of Lee's Army. — The " Chorus of Vic- tory."— A Visit from President Lincoln. — Mrs. Lee returns to her home- 148-199 MISS MAJOR PAULIXE CUSHMAN Ancestry and Birth. — Becomes an Actress. — Her Toast to the Southern Confederacy. — Enters the Service of the North as a Spy. — Adventures in Tennessee. — Her good Fortune leaves her. — Captured by Morgan's ilen. — Forrest's Friendship. — How she talked to a Rebel General— Woman's Wit. — A Visit to General Bragg. — Morgan's Adieu. — Colloquy with Bragg. — Sentenced to be hanged. — The Ruse. — Arrival of Rosecrans' Advance. — Is liberated by General Garfield. 170-175 MRS. JOHX HARRIS. Charity of Philadelphia. — Dr. Boardman's Church. — Relief for the ^Soldiers. — !Mrs. Joel Jones. — Mrs. Stephen Colwell. — Ladies' Aid Society-. — Work at tlie Front. — Tlie Potomac Hospitals. — The Sad Stories of War. — How she improved the Taste of the Tea. — Scenes in the Hygeia Hospital. — The Carolina Boy. — Consolations for the Dying. — The Young Alabamian. — The Chesapeake Hospital. — Battle of Fair Oaks. — On Board the Vanderbilt. — Fearful Surgical Operations. — "This is War." — Fight at Dudley's Farm. — The Heroic Maine Captain: "Now go on, my Braves!" — Opinion of some Army Chaplains." — Labors at Harrison's Landing. — Distribution of Supplies to Soldiers. — Scenes at Antietam. — Sufferings of Meagher's Brigade. — The Dying Hero. — "There is Rest for the Weary." — Song a Comforter. — "I love my Country better than my Life." — Thoughts of the Soldiers. — Filial Devotion. — Sights on the Battlefield.— Mrs. Harris' Letters. — Their Effect at the North. — The "Valley Forge " of the War. — General Hooker takes Command. — Labors at the Lacey House. — A Sabbath