This collection All of the IPL Advanced You are here: Home ...

U.S. Army & Army Reserve Recruiting A View of Our Past . . . BUNKER HILL, 17 JUNE 1775 part of the Soldiers of the American Revolution print set (Past Images are archived for continued access) NEW FROM CMH ONLINE (updated 29 July 2002) US Army Border Operations in Germany 1945-1983 New Medal of Honor Citation: Humbert R. Versace Conference Program for the 2002 Conference of Army Historians ...

Email address: PoliticalGraveyard.com The Internet's Most Comprehensive Source of U.S. Political Biography, or, The Web Site That Tells Where the Dead Politicians are Buried Important Personal Note: I am scheduled for throat surgery Wednesday, May 8, 2002. For at least a week after that, I will be recovering from the surgery and unable to read or answer email. Updates on my condition will be ...

A Century of Lawmaking For a New Nation provides access to U.S. congressional documents and debates from 1774-1873. The Law Library of Congress houses one of the most complete collections of U.S. Congressional documents in their original format.

Welcome! Organized around a collection of over 750 primary documents, the Women and Social Movements website offers new ways for students, teachers, and scholars to study American History. Quick Search! Enter Keywords or go to Advanced Search Supported by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and ProQuest Company. Women and Social Movements, 1775-2000 Copyright 1997-2002 by ...

An index to the biographies of all presidents of the United States of America, from 1789 to present.

Dedicated to the advancement of professional, literary, and scientific knowledge and the advancement of knowledge of sea power.

Over 1600 citations to Internet and print sources (digital collections of primary sources, archival collections, bibliographies, biographical sources, etc.).

Britannica Online presents a special multimedia exhibit on women in American history, featuring biographies, interactive timelines, Internet resources, and more.

Who are your people

U.S. Army Military History Institute Special Instructions for gaining entrance to Carlisle Barracks Preserve the Army's History and ensure access to historical research materials. ABOUT USAMHI COLLECTION OVERVIEW CONTACTING/VISITING USAMHI DONATIONS TO USAMHI FINDING AIDS & DIGITAL ARCHIVES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS INQUIRIES LINKS TO OTHER RESOURCES PROGRAMS SERVICES WHAT'S NEW: CURRENT & ...

The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850 - 1920, collection contains a multiformat collection of photographs, printed works (including government documents) and manuscripts documenting the Conservation movement in the United States. Features an album of paintings, photographs, and scientific and literary works produced by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899.

A collection of manuscripts and pamphlets of the Women's Liberation Movement, from the Duke University Special Collections Library.

The brave man inattentive to his duty is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger. President Andrew Jackson Welcome To HomeOfHeroes.com The nation's leading Web site for information about patriotism, the Medal of Honor and military history. (The Pueblo Chieftain - July 28, 2000) FREE 64 Page Special Medal Of Honor Booklet Feature Site for May, ...

Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke College, was a pioneer in the struggle to establish institutions of higher education for women. This site celebrates her 200th birthday and her achievements. It is intended primarily for younger students and teachers. Introduction Mary Lyon's Childhood Mary Lyon, Student and Teacher The Founding of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary Opening Day--November 8, 1837 ...

African-American Women On-line Archival Collections Special Collections Library, Duke University Elizabeth Johnson Harris: Life Story Elizabeth Johnson Harris was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1867 to parents who had been slaves. Her 85 page handwritten memoir provides glimpses of her early childhood, of race relations, of her own ambivalence about her place as an African-American in society, and ...

Women of the West Online Images, biographies, and classroom activities for twenty-six remarkable women in the arts, sports, science, social justice, entertainment, and the environment. Revealing Our Routes: Women of Boulder County Explore the diverse contributions of women to Boulder County and their lingering traces on the county's remarkable landscape. Women of the West Museum to Merge with ...

Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848 - 1998 History of the Movement Detailed Timeline Today's Issues History Organizations Sponsored by the National Women's History Project - and endorsed by National and State Organizations About Legacy '98: 1998 was the 150th Anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement, launched at the world's first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New ...

The Africans in America Web site is a companion to WGBH produced Africans in America, a six-hour public television series. ...

Find out more about the General Federation of Women's Clubs!

The Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress Search by Keywords | Browse by Titles | Authors | Subjects From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909 presents 397 pamphlets from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, published from 1824 through 1909, by African-American authors and others who wrote about slavery, ...

NWHM is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization dedicated to restoring the historic contributions and the rich, diverse experiences of women to mainstream culture. ...

Meeting of Frontiers is a bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Includes archival materials from the Library of Congress, the National Library ...

Passenger lists of 20, 000 immigrants arriving during California's Gold Rush, plus Captains, Ships, and San Francisco tales ...

Illinois Labor History Society ...

Timeline of African American slavery in the United States, with links from each entry to source material used in the creation of the chronology.

The official web site for the USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Contains the history of all United States ships called North Carolina. North Carolina World War II memorial. In depth history of USS North Carolina, BB-55, and her participation in WWII. Complete list of officers and crew. Pictures and diagrams of the physical structure of a battleship.

Programs Participants Objects Documents Electronic Journal Newsletter Other on-line resources More than just ideas and institutions, religion in America is a rich mixture of objects, behaviors and people. Working from 1995 through 2001, the Material History of American Religion Project studied the history of American religion in all its complexity by focusing on material objects and economic ...

Describes the activity on and around the US Brig Niagara and it's homeport, the Erie Maritime Museum. Site lists current events and educational, volunteer and tour opportunities. Information about the Flagship Niagara League. Shop online at the Shipwright Gift shop, featuring a wide variety of nautical items and unique Erie gifts.

Travelers, researchers, historians, preservationists, and anyone interested in American history to the wide range of historic places associated with the many varied aspects of women's history. The itinerary highlights 74 historic properties in Massachusetts and New York that are listed in the National Register, America's official list of places important in our history and worthy of preservation.

An overview of the history of Americans of Hispanic Heritage and their contributions to the United States of America.

From the American Revolution to Desert Storm -- newly discovered stories of courage, longing, and sacrifice.

Third Person, First Person Slave Voices From The Special Collections Library Broadside Collection, Special Collections Library, Duke University These web pages are based on the catalog of an exhibit mounted at Perkins Library, Duke University, in November and December, 1995. Some of the items described here were too large or fragile to be scanned, so images of them were not included in the ...

Photographic collection of child labor from the early 1900's.

During the first half of the nineteenth century, Tocqueville and Beaumont were joined by scores of other European travelers curious about the new republic, and anxious to fill the European demand for accounts of American life. Hundreds of these travelogues were published by persons whose reasons for their journeys were just as varied as their responses to what they saw. Some came to America to ...

Edison National Historic Site Located in West Orange, NJ TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS The Edison Laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF For more than forty years, the laboratory created by Thomas Alva Edison in West Orange, New Jersey, had enormous impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide. Out of the West Orange ...

Exploring Jewish women's roles in transporting their culture from the Old World to the Upper Midwest; learning to adjust to new geography and new neighbors, establishing Jewish homes; finding ways to augment the family income, maintaining the synagogue and founding social welfare institutions.

Trade Unions ...

The Chicago Women's Liberation Union was organized in 1969 to challenge the suffocating male supremacy of the time.

Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center Dedication At the Re-dedication ceremony, Professor Babcock presented the portrait of Clara Foltz, reproduced on this website, to the City of Los Angeles for display in the newly christened: Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. Read Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's speech for the event Read Professor Babcock's program notes for the ceremony ...

The Center for Educational Telecommunications (CET) presents ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS, the first in depth PBS TV series to explore early Asian American history ...

The Library of Congress Inside an American Factory: Films of the Westinghouse Works, 1904 Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress Search by Keywords | Browse the Subject Index | List the Film Titles The Westinghouse Works Collection contains 21 actuality films showing various views of Westinghouse companies. Most prominently featured are the Westinghouse ...

Popular Songs in American History from Colonial Times to 1900, Lyrics, Historical Information, MIDIs and Tune Related Links ...

Rosie the Riveter - A website for women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II ...

Map Collections | Cities/Towns | Conservation/Environment | Discovery/Exploration | General Maps | Cultural Landscapes | Military Battles/Campaigns | Transportation/Communication Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress Discovery and Exploration: Search by Keyword | Browse the Subject Index | Creator Index | Geographic Location Index | Title Index This category documents the discovery and ...

Women's History in America Presented by Women's International Center WOMEN'S RIGHTS. Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. Wifehood and motherhood were regarded as women's most significant professions. In the 20th century, however, women in most nations won the right to vote and increased their educational and job opportunities.

A virtual museum exhibiting and cataloging the art of the labor movement and working people.

Women in the Gold Rush, Women, Gold Rush, California Gold Rush, California, History, JoAnn Levy Women in the Gold Rush Welcome to the Home Page of the women who saw the elephant -- the women of the California Gold Rush. Woman at Auburn Ravine. Photo courtesy California State Library This page is sponsored by award-winning author and recognized authority on women in the gold rush, JoAnn Levy, ...

Multimedia Sites in Women's History This site has been incorporated into American Women's History: A Research Guide. See the Digital Collections section for general sites that include American women's history sources. The following sections under the Subject Index to Research Sources include links to collections similar to those found on Multimedia Sites in Women's History: American Indian Women ...

The rise and fall of Midwestern farmhouses, and the literature they inspired.

A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers. Sponsored by the Illinois Labor History Society Introduction The United States has the bloodiest history of labor of any industrialized nation on Earth. It is a story rich in human drama and tragedy. It is also one of progress and hope. This is a resource that teachers of United States history can use to incorporate our rich social and ...

EUROPEAN EMIGRATION Swedish emigration to America is rather typical for European emigration westward to America during the 19th century. Therefore, we have elected to present the background of the Swedish emigration at that time. Painting The Emigrants by Swedish artist Knut Ekwall, (1843-1912). This painting depicts the artist's vision of what the Atlantic crossings could be like for the ...

Portraits of the Presidents from the National Portrait Gallery ...

Women's Rights National Historical Park Seneca Falls, New York The First Women's Rights Convention This park commemorates women's struggle for equal rights, and the first Women's Rights Convention, held at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, NY on July 19 & 20, 1848. Three hundred women and men attended the Convention, including Lucretia Mott and Frederick Douglass. At the conclusion, 68 women ...

African-American Mosaic Conflict of Abolition and Slavery Map Comparing Slave and Free States This map compares statistics on free and slave states. Issued during the presidential election campaign of 1856, it pictures famous Western explorer John C. Fremont (1813-1890), the first presidential candidate of the Republican Party, and his running mate, William L. Dayton (1807-1864). The Republican ...

The African American Holocaust is a work in progress that is dedicated to those that hate injustice, misery, ignorance, and to those that yearn for a more spiritual world. This innovative and thought provoking commentary documents the Blackman's expierence in the United States. It is addressed to all those who sense that all is not well with the Human species. It addresss the growing need ...

English Actors at the turn of the Twentieth Century Sarah Bernhardt in Iseyl Arthur Bourchier in The Bishop's Move Mmme. Caroline Otero in L'Impiratrice Edward Terry in My Pretty Maid Ellen Terry in Henry VIII Huntley Wright in San Toy F. Collingbourne in San Toy Maud Jeffries in Herod Beerbohm Tree in Herod Ellis Jeffreys in The Sacrament of Judas Forbes Robertson in The ...

Thank you for visiting the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. The mission of the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame is to honor and give formal public recognition to Connecticut women, past and present, who have broken new ground or have emerged as leaders in their fields of endeavor. In the spirit of serving the statewide community, inspiring the continued achievements of women, and promoting ...

To provide New York City with a public transportation system was one of the largest public works projects ever undertaken. The American Experience presents the full story complete with big-city politics and compelling personalities.

Best viewed at 800 x 600 with Internet Explorer 4.0+ Designed and maintained by Sta-tec Multimedia Technologies ...

Lynching Education on the Internet & Teaching History Online To receive your free copy every week enter your email address below. FREE Education Newsletters - choose below... Education on the Internet Teaching History Online Email: Let keepAhead.com bring you the world by email Spartacus, USA History, British History, Second World War, First World War, Germany, Slavery, Civil Rights, Civil War, ...

The American Experience reveals the little-known story of Philo T. Farnsworth, a Utah farm boy who, at age 14, comes up the idea of television.

Jayasri Majumdar Hart's ROOTS IN THE SAND is a multi-generational portrait of pioneering Punjabi-Mexican families who settled, a century ago, in Southern California's Imperial Valley. Through the use of found footage, archival and family photographs, personal and public documents, Hart tells the touching and inspirational story of a community that grew out of a struggle for economic survival in ...

The Society shall engage in the preservation of and research upon, knowledge of the horse, and other equines, in their employment in a military role. This shall include the study of, and distribution of knowledge upon, this topic as well as upon the equipment and tack associated with the military employment of horses, horse soldiers, horse drawn artillery and military horse transport.

OHS PLACES YHCIL ARCHIVES-LIBRARY HOURS ADMISSION LOCATION GENERAL INFORMATION SITE EDUCATION PROGRAMS GROUP TOURS Everybody breathing dirt, eating dirt---they call it pay dirt, for Youngstown clean would be Youngstown out of work... --Frank Bohn, 1915 The Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor provides a dramatic overview of the impact of the iron and steel industry on Youngstown and ...

African American Odyssey Introduction | Overview | Object List | Search Exhibit Sections: Slavery | Free Blacks | Abolition | Civil War | Reconstruction Booker T. Washington Era | WWI-Post War | The Depression-WWII | Civil Rights Era | Slavery--The Peculiar Institution Part 1: The Atlantic Slave Trade | Liberation Strategies Part 2 During the course of the slave trade, millions of Africans ...

Women of Courage Profiles In 1989 the St. Lawrence County, NY Branch, AAUW researched and published Women of Courage, Ten North Country Pioneers in Profile . This booklet featured the stories of local women who had made an impact on the North Country and were pioneers in their fields, which included education, medicine, art, politics, and music. Since the original publication, the Branch has ...

The mission of the Office of History is to collect, document, interpret, and preserve the history and heritage of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Slave Trade ...

The Ladies: A Journal of the Court, Fashion and Society, came chatting into existence in March 1872, offering scientifically precise fashion advice and demanding political rights for women. The weekly London newspaper sought out the burgeoning female readership, explicitly catering to upper-class society women who could pay the sixpenny rate but implicitly offering middle-class women a guide to ...

Return to Home Page The U.S. Army and Irregular Warfare John M. Gates The College of Wooster Wooster, Ohio TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments Chapter One--Writing the History of Controversial Events PART I--THE PHILIPPINES Chapter Two--Indians and Insurrectos Chapter Three--The Pacification of the Philippines Chapter Four--Progressives in Uniform PART II--VIETNAM Chapter Five--The Philippines ...

Warship ...

An annotated directory of online resources on American Women's History.

Chronological account of laws concerning slavery in the United States.

LEGACY PROJECT HOW TO PRESERVE YOUR LETTERS WAR LETTERS READER'S GUIDE ARMED SERVICES EDITION HOME URGENT APPEAL FOR E-MAILS WRITTEN FROM AFGHANISTAN Welcome to the Legacy Project's website. We are a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging Americans to seek out and preserve wartime correspondence before these letters are lost or damaged. Our mission is to honor and remember ...

The African-American: A Journey from Slavery to Freedom is an exhibit which shows America in crisis and how that point in time was resolved. Slavery as an issue in America was in constant conflict with the founding Democratic principles of this nation. Slavery therefore became the ultimate test of disunity within the union of states which were already at odds in a democracy espousing freedom for its people.

USA-project, documents-area, Benjamin Drew, Testimony of the Canadian Fugitives (ca. 1850) ...

Four significant events that shaped American History and the American character: Lexington Green, The Alamo, Gettysburg, and Little Bighorn.

Chinese Exclusion Act Forty-Seventh Congress. Session I. 1882 Chapter 126.-An act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese. Preamble. Whereas, in the opinion of the Government of the United States the coming of Chinese laborers to this country endangers the good order of certain localities within the territory thereof: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ...

This site offers contemporary and historic information concerning Black America and the Abolitionist.

American Merchant Marine training, heroes and casualties during World War II. Ships built during World War II ...

The Times Capsule Submit your ideas for the Magazine's 1000-year project. Crossword Puzzle With two sets of clues. Letters From the June 13 issue of the Magazine. THE MILLENNIUM ISSUES The Best of the Last 1, 000 Years Best Stories, Best Inventions, Best Ideas. The first of six special Magazine issues. Magazine Cover A Social Glacier Roars After centuries of submission and subordination, women ...

USA-project, presidents-area, Thomas Jeffersons on Slavery ...

Return to Naval Historical Center home page. Return to Wars and Conflicts page DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER 805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060 (NOTE: The following represents the views of the author and not necessarily the views of the Naval Historical Center.) Instances of Use of United States Forces Abroad, 1798 - 1993 by Ellen C.

The Web's largest USMC history site, with extensive bookstore & discussion list.

WWII & Korean war sites and stories. An attempt to find, catalog, publish and save remaining historic sites & memoirs

Even the President needs to take a break once in a while. TIME.com looks back at some memorable presidential vacations ...

Securing the Leg Irons: Restriction of Legal Rights for Slaves in Virginia and Maryland, 1625 - 1791. Slavery In Early America's Colonies-- Seeds of Servitude Rooted in The Civil Law of Rome by Charles P.M. Outwin CLICK FOR INTRODUCTION BY AUTHOR Introduction First devised during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the laws and justice system governing the institution of Negro ...

American Women's History: A Research Guide State & Regional History Home Page | Last Update: 3/20/2002.

Photos, historical, and technical information about the Chicago Great Western Railway.

Photos of the Glamorous Six-Masted schooners built during the brief span of 1900 through 1909 in America. These beautiful ships, with their small crews, were economical to operate and met the demand.

Volume Thirty-Six 1994 Essays in History Published by the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia. On Borrowed Ground: Free African-American life in Charleston, South Carolina 1810-61 Jason Poole I. Introduction In 1848 Michael J. Eggart spoke to the Friendly Moralist Society, an exclusive group of free, light-skinned African-American Charlestonians, about their position in ...

OTC documents the experiences of 1, 000 children saved during the Holocaust by placing them with foster families and in other facilities across America.

The Grand Tour in its American incarnati on took travellers up the East Coast. This site follows the tour through account s of early 19th century travellers.

Wilderness and the American Identity|Thomas Moran and the American Landscape|For Further Reading... Maintained by Joshua Johns April 1, 1996 ...

History of Nancy Ward, Beloved Woman of the Cherokee. Tennessee History. Dragging Canoe.

About Lynching About Lynching Robert L. Zangrando Lynching is the practice whereby a mob--usually several dozen or several hundred persons--takes the law into its own hands in order to injure and kill a person accused of some wrongdoing. The alleged offense can range from a serious crime like theft or murder to a mere violation of local customs and sensibilities. The issue of the victim's guilt ...

Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: The Fugitive Slave Act, September 18, 1850 The Fugitive Slave Act mandated the return of runaway slaves, regardless of where in the Union they might be situated at the time of their discovery or capture. Along with the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the ratification of Kansas' admission for free statehood, this legislation is part of the ...

National Portrait Gallery, Hall of Presidents ...

A Gathering of Women: Arkansas Women 1930-2000 Enter A Gathering of Women Web site created by the Public History Program, University of Arkansas at Little Rock In conjunction with The Arkansas Women's History Institute Sponsored by Historic Arkansas Commission in honor of Louise Loughborough Mary Remmell Wohlleb This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council ...

About History Buff History Library Audio/Video Library Presidential Library Newspaper Resources Online Newspaper Archives Interactive Quizes State Facts: Select State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana ...

The Press and Lynchings of African Americans ...

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home From Plessy v. Ferguson to Brown v. Board of Education: The Supreme Court Rules on School Desegregation by Karen Wolff Contents of Curriculum Unit 82.03.06: Narrative Introduction: The Significance of Brown v. The Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas Classroom Materials Sample Lesson Plans Annotated Teacher Bibliography Annotated Student Bibliography To Guide ...

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, A maritime museum in the upper peninsula of Michigan on Whitefish Point, Listen to the Gordon Lightfoot song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald while touring the museaum learn about Lake Superior lighthouses, great lakes shipwrecks and much more. Close to the Sault Soo, U.P.

A wide-ranging topic that includes unions and labor oganizations, working conditions, industrial safety, women and children in the world of work, history of various industries -- coal, steel, textiles, farming, mechanization of industry, labor legislation, social aspects. Child labor Women in the labor movement People and places in labor The role of government in laabor Science and ...

Volume Thirty-Seven 1995 Essays in History Published by the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia. The Pressures of PATCO: Strikes and Stress in the 1980s By Rebecca Pels On August 3, 1981 almost 13, 000 air traffic controllers went on strike after months of negotiations with the federal government. During the contract talks, Robert Poli, president of the Professional Air ...

Biographical Description of Prince Maximilian of Wied (1782-1867).

Clio's Digital Forge offers primary sources & images for teaching early American history (to 1865) and U.S. communication history to 1880.

The AFRO-AMERICAN Almanac provides an engaging and comtemplative exploration of the origins of the African in America.

A History of the US Presidents ...

Cool Information and Trivia about our chief executives ...

Alcatraz Prison Launch \\\ ...

Western Women's Autobiographies Database Harriet Fish Backus Tomboy Bride Phyllis Barber How I Got Cultured Maria Campbell Halfbreed Mary Crow Dog Lakota Woman Elizabeth Bacon Custer Boots and Saddles Angela Davis Angela Davis Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp I Married Wyatt Earp Anne Ellis Plain Anne Ellis Elizabeth Chester Fisk Lizzie Emily French Emily E. J. Guerin Mountain Charley Mary Ann Hafen ...

Emancipation Proclamation: January 1, 1863 - President Lincoln this document which was directed only to the states that seceded from the Union. Slaves states that remained with the Union was not affected. ...

Back to ACLAnet Syllabi & Documents & Documents History of Lynching in the United States Jana Evans Braziel From Stewart E. Tolnay and E.M. Beck, A Festival of Violence: An Analysis of Southern Lynchings, 1882-1930. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1992. There are 2805 victims of lynch mobs killed between 1882 and 1930 in ten southern states. Although mobs murdered almost 300 ...

A listing of casualties from America's wars.

There are many ways in which women helped the cause. Women on the battlefield helped pass water to the soldiers. In the camps, they were laundresses, seamstresses, and companions to the soldiers. Women were stationed in forts and garrisons as servants in high-ranking officers' houses and worked as cooks as well as nursemaids and laundresses and of course, at home, where they took care of family ...