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Tennessee Social Studies Standard 4.33

Evaluate the significant contributions made by women during the Civil War.

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Women are seldom talked about in history, but they play a huge role in many events of our past. The Union victory would not have been talked about without the support of the women. This is also important in order for girls to identify with figures of the past and to know that women are important.

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This could be a research project for the class. I would split the class into groups of 2-3 students, and provide the resources. I believe that creativity and the freedom to make decisions in the classroom is important, and so I would leave much of the students decisions on how to present their findings up to them.

Most sources would need explanation and support from the teacher. There would be class time dedicated to go over each source and work in groups.

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The story of how women are an essential component to historical times and current times. This would also be inclusive to the girl students in the classroom.

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Source 1: "Our Army Nurses: stories from women in the Civil War" by Mary Gardner Holland 

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Source 1: "Our Army Nurses: stories from women in the Civil War" by Mary Gardner Holland 

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1. Why are nurses essential to any war?

2. What were the nurses role in the war?

3. What would the war be like with no help from women nurses?

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Source 4: An excerpt from "Hospital Sketches" by nurse Louisa May Alcott, 1863

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Source 4: An excerpt from "Hospital Sketches" by nurse Louisa May Alcott, 1863

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1. Have you ever written in a diary or journal?

2. Do you think she wrote about what it was really like to be a nurse during this time?

3. How do you think Louisa May Alcott felt about being a nurse?

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Source 2: “Our Women and the War,” an engraving by Winslow Homer published in Harper’s Weekly, 1862

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Source 2: “Our Women and the War,” an engraving by Winslow Homer published in Harper’s Weekly, 1862

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1. What do you notice about the nurses in the photograph?

2. Do you see any male nurses?

3. Do you think the men hurt care that it is women taking care of them?

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“Our Women and the War,” an engraving by Winslow Homer published in Harper’s Weekly, 1862.

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Source 5: An 1862 illustration entitled “Civil War In America: Contraband Of War,” 1862

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Source 5: An 1862 illustration entitled “Civil War In America: Contraband Of War,” 1862

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Do you see a women in this photo?
Do you think women were often overlooked during this time?
What are some other things you notice about this illustration?

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Source 3: A portrait of Susie King Taylor from her 1902 book "Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops"

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Source 3: A portrait of Susie King Taylor from her 1902 book "Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops"

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1. Have you ever seen or heard about African American slaves helping in the civil war?

2. Do you think that the slaves wanted to help? Why or why not?

3. Why is it important that we recognize people like Susie King who helped during the Civil War?

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A portrait of Susie King Taylor from her 1902 book Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops.

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Source 6: An advertisement for the 1876 book "The Woman in Battle" by Loreta Juaneta Velasquez, who fought for the Confederacy as Harry T. Buford

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Source 6: An advertisement for the 1876 book "The Woman in Battle" by Loreta Juaneta Velasquez, who fought for the Confederacy as Harry T. Buford

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1. Why do you think that Loreta Juaneta Velasquez changed to her name in order to fight for the Confederacy?

2. Would you ever want to change your name?

3. Do you think that Loreta was brave?

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Source 7: An affidavit supporting Harriet Tubman’s claim to a military pension, circa 1898

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Source 7: An affidavit supporting Harriet Tubman’s claim to a military pension, circa 1898

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1. If you worked for three years as a nurse and cook in hospitals, and as commander of several men would you want to be paid?

2. Why would she fight for her payment?

3. Do you think that Harriet Tubman should be paid?

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Source 8: "Women in the Civil War: extraordinary stories of soldiers, spies, nurses, doctors, crusaders, and others" by Larry G. Eggleston. 

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Source 8: "Women in the Civil War: extraordinary stories of soldiers, spies, nurses, doctors, crusaders, and others" by Larry G. Eggleston. 

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1. Do you think that the Union could have won the war without the help of women?

2. Do you ever see photographs are women soldiers or spies?

3. Why do you think women are not talked about when discussing the Civil War?

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Source 12: A tintype photograph of Nancy Kile Green, circa 1860

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Source 12: A tintype photograph of Nancy Kile Green, circa 1860

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1. How does Nancy Kile Green look different than women you see today?

2. Do you see or hear about many Native American women during the Civil War?

3. Was it important for some women to stay home and take care of their family?

4. Would you want your mom or dad to stay home with you?

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A tintype photograph of Nancy Kile Green, circa 1860

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Source 10: “Two Brave Women” by Josephine Crump, an excerpt from the book Confederate Women of Arkansas in the Civil War, 1907

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Source 10: “Two Brave Women” by Josephine Crump, an excerpt from the book Confederate Women of Arkansas in the Civil War, 1907

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1. Why did the author call the women heroines?

2. Why was it so important that the women worked on the farms when the men were at war?

3. Could the men survive at war without the women growing crops and taking care of the livestock?

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Source 9: An excerpt from “What women did for the war and what the war did for women,” a speech delivered by Josiah H. Benton, Jr. in 1894

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Source 9: An excerpt from “What women did for the war and what the war did for women,” a speech delivered by Josiah H. Benton, Jr. in 1894

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1. What do you think is the author's purpose?

2. How do you think the author viewed women during this time?

3. Who is the author's audience?

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Source 11: A postcard with a drawing of a vivandière

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Source 11: A postcard with a drawing of a vivandière

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A vivandière is a women who followed the army to support the troops.
Did the men in war need food and water?
What would the war be like without the help of women providing the necessities to live?
DO you think the women's jobs were just as important as the mens?

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Eggleston, Larry G. Women in the Civil War: Extraordinary Stories of Soldiers, Spies, Nurses, Doctors, Crusaders, and Others. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2003. Print.

Holland, Mary Gardner. Our Army Nurses : Stories from Women in the Civil War. Roseville, Minn.: Edinborough, 1998. Print.

Strong, Melissa, (2016) Women in the Civil War. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://dp.la/primary-source-sets/women-in-the-civil-war