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Excerpt from Wisconsin Women in the War Between the States Fifty years have passed since the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. The story of the terrible War between the States, which followed that dramatic episode, has been told by thousands of writers, who have touched on almost every phase of the struggle. But curiously enough, the part taken by the patriotic women of the North has thus far failed of adequate description. Their hearts responded to the appeal of the Union as quickly and as nobly as those of the men. At first, however, their opportunities for service did not equal their eagerness to help; but it was soon realized that woman's office in the conflict was of its kind as important as that of the marching rank and file. They lent encouragement and helpful sympathy in a hundred practical ways. They not only sanctioned but urged the enlistment of their fathers, sons, brothers, and lovers. They ministered to organized companies and regiments before the departure for the front. When once the volunteers were in' the field, boxes of dainties and comforts were sent to them from home; and the ill and wounded appealed especially to the boundless charity of womankind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.