No Place for a Woman: Harriet Dame's Civil War (Pride, Gallman,W) 1864 campaign S/L# 34784

S/L# 34784

When Sherman learned that the Army of the Potomac had captured Richmond and caused Lee’s army to flee toward Danville

“Lincoln believed that ‘with public sentiment nothing can fail

Moore in 1853 in Fairfax County

No Place for a Woman: Harriet Dame's Civil War (Pride, Gallman,W) 1864 campaign S/L# 34784by Mike Pride, Forward by J. Matthew Gallman n June of 1861, 46 year old Harriet Patience Dame joined the Second New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a matron. No Place for a Woman recounts her dedicated service throughout the Civil War. She camped with the regiment on campaign, nursed its wounded after many major battles, and carried out important wartime missions for her state and the Union cause. Late in the 19th century, she battled