Jane E. Schultz is Professor of English and Director of Literature at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis where she teaches courses in nineteenth-century literature and culture and in the medical humanities. Her book Women at the Front: Female Hospital Workers in Civil War America received Honorable Mention for the 2005 Lincoln Prize.

Jane E. Schultz has found a treasure in Harriet Eaton s diary...This is an important source for understanding the role of women in wartime benevolent agencies. Schultz effectively highlights the tensions, challenges and excitement of state relief for the Civil War. Well constructed and argued, the book brings to the fore a fascinating source that displays the gendered relationship between women nurses and male doctors within the military medical organisation. It is a major contribution to Civil War history and an enjoyable read.

• Introduction ; The Diary ; 1862: 6 October to 31 December ; 1863: 1 January to 12 May ; 1864: 12 October to 24 December ; Notes ; Appendixes ; Transcriptions of Letters and Newspaper Items ; Biographical Dictionary ; Bibliography ; Index

Jane E. Schultz is Professor of English and Director of Literature at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis where she teaches courses in nineteenth-century literature and culture and in the medical humanities. Her book Women at the Front: Female Hospital Workers in Civil War America received Honorable Mention for the 2005 Lincoln Prize.

Jane E. Schultz has found a treasure in Harriet Eaton s diary...This is an important source for understanding the role of women in wartime benevolent agencies. Schultz effectively highlights the tensions, challenges and excitement of state relief for the Civil War. Well constructed and argued, the book brings to the fore a fascinating source that displays the gendered relationship between women nurses and male doctors within the military medical organisation. It is a major contribution to Civil War history and an enjoyable read.

• Introduction ; The Diary ; 1862: 6 October to 31 December ; 1863: 1 January to 12 May ; 1864: 12 October to 24 December ; Notes ; Appendixes ; Transcriptions of Letters and Newspaper Items ; Biographical Dictionary ; Bibliography ; Index

Jane E. Schultz is Professor of English and Director of Literature at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis where she teaches courses in nineteenth-century literature and culture and in the medical humanities. Her book Women at the Front: Female Hospital Workers in Civil War America received Honorable Mention for the 2005 Lincoln Prize.

Jane E. Schultz has found a treasure in Harriet Eaton s diary...This is an important source for understanding the role of women in wartime benevolent agencies. Schultz effectively highlights the tensions, challenges and excitement of state relief for the Civil War. Well constructed and argued, the book brings to the fore a fascinating source that displays the gendered relationship between women nurses and male doctors within the military medical organisation. It is a major contribution to Civil War history and an enjoyable read.

• Introduction ; The Diary ; 1862: 6 October to 31 December ; 1863: 1 January to 12 May ; 1864: 12 October to 24 December ; Notes ; Appendixes ; Transcriptions of Letters and Newspaper Items ; Biographical Dictionary ; Bibliography ; Index