A Woman’s War Record, 1861-1865

Torn between her southern sympathies and her northern husband, Septima M. Collis experienced first-hand the fratricidal nature of the conflict.

In this book Collis recounts her experiences of Union Army camps on the front line.

Working as a nurse in the army for periods of the war, she saw the full horrors the civil war entailed.

She contrasts the fantastic celebrations, balls, and other social events happening back in the cities with the violent realities of life at the front.

In A Woman’s War Record, Septima Collis provides an insight into the life of women during the turbulent civil war years.