The Women of City Point, Virginia, 1864-1865: Stories of Life and Work in the Union Occupation Headquarters ( Jeanne Marie Christie-W) taylor Featuring the work of Currier

Featuring the work of Currier and Ives

He transforms exhaustive research into a moving narrative account of the assault from both Union and Confederate perspectives

these educated and articulate Confederates wrote frankly and perceptively on their Civil War world

some veterans vilified Stuart unfairly

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The Women of City Point, Virginia, 1864-1865: Stories of Life and Work in the Union Occupation Headquarters ( Jeanne Marie Christie-W) taylor Featuring the work of Currierby Jeanne Marie Christie After more than three years of grim fighting, General Ulysses Grant had a plan to end the Civil War laying siege to Petersburg, Virginia, thus cutting off supplies to the Confederate capital at Richmond. He established his headquarters at City Point on the James River, requiring thousands of troops, tons of supplies, as well as extensive medical facilities and staff. Nurses flooded the area, yet many did not work in medical