Faces of Civil War Nurses( Ronald S. Coddington-MD) hospitals Custer’s last fight has come

Custer’s last fight has come to overshadow the rest of his military career

"At some level most of us are afraid of our own mortality

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Faces of Civil War Nurses( Ronald S. Coddington-MD) hospitals Custer’s last fight has comeby Ronald S. Coddington A collection of rare archival images and biographical sketches of the dauntless women who served as nurses and caregivers during the Civil War. During the American Civil War, women on both sides of the conflict, radiating patriotic fervor equal to their male counterparts, contributed to the war effort in countless ways: forming charitable societies, becoming nurses, or even marching off to war as vivandires, unofficial attachs