A Woman in Battle.--"Michigan Bridget" Carrying the Flag. "Sometimes when a soldier fell she took his place, fighting in his stead with unquailing courage--always fearless and daring, always doing good service as a soldier."
Title
A Woman in Battle.--"Michigan Bridget" Carrying the Flag. "Sometimes when a soldier fell she took his place, fighting in his stead with unquailing courage--always fearless and daring, always doing good service as a soldier."
Subject
United States --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Women.
United States Sanitary Commission.
Hospitals, Military.
Military Nursing --biography.
United States Sanitary Commission.
Hospitals, Military.
Military Nursing --biography.
Description
Illustration of "Michigan Bridget:" in battle from Mary A. Livermore's, My Story of the War.
Creator
J. J. Cade, engraver
Source
Livermore, Mary A. My Story of the War: A Woman’s Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience as a Nurse in the Union Army.
Publisher
Hartford, Connecticut: A. D. Worthington and Company
Date
1888
Identifier
SPC. 973.775 L785M1888
Original Format
Book
Text
Livermore, Mary A. My Story of the War: A Woman’s Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience as a Nurse in the Union Army. . . Hartford, Connecticut: A. D. Worthington and Company, 1888.
Files
Citation
J. J. Cade, engraver, “A Woman in Battle.--"Michigan Bridget" Carrying the Flag. "Sometimes when a soldier fell she took his place, fighting in his stead with unquailing courage--always fearless and daring, always doing good service as a soldier.",” DePaul University Special Collections and Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, https://dpuspecialcollections.omeka.net/items/show/360.