Civil War
Women In War
Civil War
Some of the Brave Womens
She Died in 1850 in the Compromise of 1859
Women Healing the Poor
With the Outbreak of War in 1861 , women and men alike eagerly volunteered to fight for the cause . In the Northern states , women organized ladies ' said societies to supply the Union troops with everything they needed , from food (they baked and canned and planted fruit and vegetable gardens for the soldiers) to clothing (they sewed and laundered uniforms , knitted socks and gloves , mended blankets and embroidered quilts and pillowcases) to cash (they organized door-to-door fundraising campaigns , county fairs and performances of all kinds to raise money for medical supplies and other necessities .
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to both his incredible impact on the nation and his unique appeal . His is a remarkable story of the rise from humble beginnings to achieve the highest office in the land ; then , a sudden and tragic death at a time when his country needed him most to complete the great task remaining before the nation . Lincoln's distinctively human and humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves creates a legacy that endures . His eloquence of democracy and his insistence that the Union was worth saving embody the ideals of self-government that all nations strive to achieve.