My Story of the War
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"My Story of the War" is a Civil War memoir by Mary Livermore recounting her experiences as a nurse, relief worker, and advocate for soldiers and freedpeople during the conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War memoir
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| about |
Union war relief organizations
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aftermath of battles in the American Civil War ⓘ conditions in Civil War hospitals ⓘ |
| author | Mary Livermore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
eyewitness accounts of Civil War events
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personal reflections on war and reform ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesRoleOf |
abolitionists in the American Civil War
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nurses in the American Civil War ⓘ relief workers in the American Civil War ⓘ women in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| documentsActivity |
aid to freedpeople during and after the American Civil War
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hospital nursing during the American Civil War ⓘ sanitary and relief work during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| documentsPerspectiveOf |
a female relief worker
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a nurse in the Union cause ⓘ an advocate for soldiers and freedpeople ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Union Army soldiers
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freedpeople during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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war memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emancipation
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humanitarian relief ⓘ social reform ⓘ suffering of soldiers ⓘ women’s contributions to war efforts ⓘ |
| historicalContext | United States Civil War era ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general reading public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays |
experiences of enslaved people becoming freedpeople
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experiences of wounded soldiers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| workChroniclesLifeOf | Mary Livermore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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