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1865 1ed CIVIL WAR Nurse & Spy in Union Army Women Nursing Battle Medicine
1865 1ed CIVIL WAR Nurse & Spy in Union Army Women Nursing Battle Medicine
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1865 1ed CIVIL WAR Nurse & Spy in Union Army Women Nursing Battle Medicine



Sarah Emma Edmonds was a Canadian known for serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War disguised as a man. Nurse and Spy is a record of events during military life in the camp, fields, and hospitals of the Civil War. Edmonds participated in numerous battles, including Bull Run, Williamsburg, Antietam and Fredericksburg, in the capacity of "Spy" and as "Field Nurse" for over two years. While acting as a spy, she infiltrated the enemys lines at least eleven times without detection.



This rare first printing is complete with the 12 illustrations by R. OBrien and features the portrait of Edmonds engraved on steel by Geo. E. Perine.



Item number: #30117

Price: $499



EDMONDS, Emma E



Nurse and spy in the Union army: comprising the adventures and experiences of a woman in hospitals, camps, and battlefields



Hartford, Conn.: Published by subscription only by W.S. Williams & Co.; Philadelphia and Cincinnati: Jones Bros. & Co.; Chicago, Ill.: J.A. Stoddard & Co., 1865. First Edition.



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Collation: Complete with all pages

384

9 engravings

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Cloth

Size: ~8.5in X 6in (21.5cm x 15cm)



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