USA HISTORY

Approximately 400 northern women disguised themselves as men to help the Union cause working as soldiers & spies.

(A) ** True

(B) False

Concept note-1: -More than 400 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. During the Civil War, however, American women turned their attention to the world outside the home. Thousands of women in the North and South joined volunteer brigades and signed up to work as nurses.

Concept note-2: -Historians estimate that as many as 1, 000 women may have disguised themselves as men and served in the Confederate and Union armies.

Concept note-3: -They sewed uniforms, provided blankets, mended shoes, washed clothes, and cooked for the soldiers. Perhaps the most important role women played during the war was providing medical care for sick and wounded soldiers. Thousands of women worked as nurses throughout the war.

Concept note-4: -Northern women during the Civil War served many roles including soldiers, nurses, civil rights activists, and abolitionists. With that being said, many women rallied together to help supply troops with food, clothing, money, and medical supplies.

Concept note-5: -They sent boxes of clothing to troops on the front lines. Single women joined the likes of Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton and became nurses for the wounded.