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Question: Did Civil War nurses in the field!.!.!. !?
wear aprons over their dresses!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Yes, some did, but particularly in the South there was a general lack of equipment/supplies, so their nurses would have been less likely to!. To the guy above me!.!.!.the Civil War was where women in America entered the nursing profession in large quantities, creating a precedent that is still adhered to here in America today!.

Note: This does not extend to other countries!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Civil War Nurses were called
"The Angels of the Battlefield"
Look up Female Nurses of the Civil War!.
You will see pictures of the Nurses with ApronsWww@QuestionHome@Com

IN my years of study, I have never heard mention of a civil war nurse!.Www@QuestionHome@Com