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Dorthea Dix was appointed as Superintendent of the Nurses of the Union in this month.
Dorthea Dix, who wan known to avocate better treatment in asylums, had been appointed. She was known to be strict, for she only allowed older women to volunteer. -
Sarah Edmonds Enlisted
Sarah Edmonds takes on the name "Frank Thompson" and becomes a male nurse for the Second Volunteers of the Union Army. -
First Battle of Bull Run
Loreta Janeta Velazquez (disguised as a man) fight in the First Battle of Bull Run. -
Jennie Hodgers Enlisted in 95th IL Calvary
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Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) in Maryland
Many women volunterred to take care of the soldiers who were wounded in this bloody battle. There were about four thousand soldiers to tend for, in which 300 were found by Cara Barton. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Although there was no deaths of women soldiers, there was Jennie Wade was killed when she was baking in a home near the battle by a stray bullet. There were also many pro-savery women from Baltimore, who helped wounded Confederate soldiers. -
Battle of Nashville
Cashier, a woman soldier, participated in this battle. She participated in about 40 total.