"This multi-layered biography examines five remarkable women who made important contributions to the Union cause at various stages before, during, and following the defining years of the American Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.

The better angels of our nature --Women in Antebellum America -- The underground railroad -- Abolitionism in America -- The "Seething Hell of War" -- Noble watchwords and inspiring ideas -- Trending to the wounded and missing -- The prolonged war -- "With Malice Toward None, with Charity For All" -- "Joy My Freedom!" -- Women in post-Civil War America -- Concluding remarkable lives -- The angels among us still -- "Contemplating Their Example" -- Voce Angeli, or "Voices of the Angels".