Description: Cornelia Hancock's Civil War: A Heart Touched by Fire, From Gettysburg to the Grand Review, recounts the story and service of a young Quaker Civil War nurse through her own words. Hancock wrote some of the most fascinating, compelling correspondence of the war.
Brief description: Carolyn Ivanoff is a retired high school administrator, educator, and independent historian. She writes and speaks about American history in a variety of formats and venues. As an author, researcher, and presenter her work focuses on 19th century America, including social, medical, and material culture, the American Civil War, and Connecticut. At the heart of her research and published works are firsthand, primary source accounts of the people of the Civil War generation.
Review Quotes: "Ivanoff excels at placing Hancock's experiences within the larger transformation of women's roles, wartime medicine, abolitionism, and the suffering endured by soldiers and caregivers alike. The result is a biography, and a journey through the emotional landscape of the war. This book is an important contribution to Civil War literature and an essential read for anyone interested in women's history, nursing, and the Army of the Potomac."--Ron Coddington, Editor and Publisher, Military Images Magazine