The Women of City Point, Virginia, 1864-1865: Stories of Life and Work in the Union Occupation Headquarters ( Jeanne Marie Christie-W) csa Step back into time and

Step back into time and hear the voices of the past come to life

leery of conventional medicine and traditional religion

cited the camp in Elmira as a place where Union authorities withheld adequate food and shelter and purposefully caused thousands to suffer in the bitter cold

future vice president of the Confederacy

The Women of City Point, Virginia, 1864-1865: Stories of Life and Work in the Union Occupation Headquarters ( Jeanne Marie Christie-W) csa Step back into time andby Jeanne Marie Christie After more than three years of grim fighting, General Ulysses Grant had a plan to end the Civil War laying siege to Petersburg, Virginia, thus cutting off supplies to the Confederate capital at Richmond. He established his headquarters at City Point on the James River, requiring thousands of troops, tons of supplies, as well as extensive medical facilities and staff. Nurses flooded the area, yet many did not work in medical