Books like Hospital days by Jane Stuart Woolsey

In 1862–63, Louisa May Alcott served as a nurse in Washington, D.C., writing vivid personal narratives about caring for wounded Civil War soldiers in a military hospital.

First‑hand account of a Union Army nurse who secretly served as a spy, detailing patient care, battlefield dynamics, and court procedures during the American Civil War.

When secessionist chaos turned to bloodshed in 1861, Mary A. Livermore (1820-1905), editor, lecturer, and abolitionist, left her family and volunteered for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, becoming one of a handful of women to achieve national prominence and a position of leadership within the Commission. Her efforts - from nursing wounded soldiers at the front to organizing the Sanitary Fairs that raised more than a million dollars for relief work - earned the respect of Grant, Sherman, and Lincoln. My Story of the War presents Livermore's remarkable war experiences, including personal reminiscences of Grant, Lincoln, "Mother" Bickerdyke, and Dorothea Dix; and chronicles the vast and varied wartime activities of women - their work as nurses, their agricultural labors, and even their military contributions. In a vivid, anecdotal style Livermore reveals the everyday operations of military hospitals while preserving the individual stories of healers, soldiers, patients, and refugees. Superbly designed, generous in its use of soldiers' letters, and supplemented by illustrations and histories of nearly fifty Union and Confederate regimental flags, My Story of the War appeals to a broad range of Civil War enthusiasts, but stands most firmly as an invaluable testament to women's power to carve out an impressive sphere of influence behind the lines and at the front.

In her diary, Mary Boykin Chesnut, the wife of a Confederate general and aid to president Jefferson Davis, James Chestnut, Jr., presents an eyewitness account of the Civil War.

An extraordinary biography of Englishwoman Susan Travers, the first and only woman to serve officially in the French Foreign Legion, detailing her daring role in the 1942 Battle of Bir Hakeim and her lifelong adventures across Europe and North Africa.

The activities of approximately forty Union women during the Civil War are described in this book on women's contributions to the Northern war effort.