Provides information about what life was like for women, children, and others left behind when northern men were called to fight for the Union during the Civil War, and includes reproductions of primary source materials such as photographs, and diary and letter excerpts.
year: 2001
call number/section: 973.7
subjects: lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, united states, social aspects, civil war, 1861-1865, northeastern states, social conditions, 19th century, to 1865, history