Nurse and Spy in the Union Army (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Civil War Memoir of Battlefield Nursing, Espionage, Disguise, and Women's Wartime HeroismBy S. Emma E. Edmonds
Length7h 47m
About this audiobook
Nurse and Spy in the Union Army recounts Edmonds's claimed service as nurse, courier, and intelligence agent during the American Civil War. Moving from hospital wards and camp roads to episodes of disguise behind Confederate lines, the narrative fuses memoir, adventure romance, and patriotic testimony. Its brisk, episodic prose belongs to the wartime tradition of popular soldierly reminiscence, yet its female narrator and cross-dressed military persona complicate conventional nineteenth-century ideals of gender, heroism, and national duty. Sarah Emma Edmonds, born in New Brunswick in 1841, left Canada and fashioned an independent life in the United States before enlisting in the Union army as Franklin Thompson. Her experiences with the Second Michigan Infantry, including nursing, dispatch carrying, illness, and exposure to battlefield suffering, furnished the material for this book. Published in 1865, it also reflects her desire to vindicate her service and aid Union veterans. Readers interested in Civil War memory, women's history, espionage literature, or the unstable boundary between fact and self-fashioning will find Edmonds's account especially rewarding. Read critically, it offers not merely sensational incident but a revealing document of wartime identity.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length7 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 9, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
20CHAPTER XVI.
2Introduction
21CHAPTER XVII.
3Synopsis
22CHAPTER XVIII.
4Historical Context
23CHAPTER XIX.
5CHAPTER I.
24CHAPTER XX.
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6CHAPTER II.
25CHAPTER XXI.
7CHAPTER III.
26CHAPTER XXII.
8CHAPTER IV.
27CHAPTER XXIII.
9CHAPTER V.
28CHAPTER XXIV.
10CHAPTER VI.
29CHAPTER XXV.
11CHAPTER VII.
30CHAPTER XXVI.
12CHAPTER VIII.
31CHAPTER XXVII.
13CHAPTER IX.
32CHAPTER XXVIII.
14CHAPTER X.
33CHAPTER XXIX.
15CHAPTER XI.
34CHAPTER XXX.
16CHAPTER XII.
35Analysis
17CHAPTER XIII.
36Reflection
18CHAPTER XIV.
37Memorable Quotes
19CHAPTER XV.
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