Sarah Edmondson

WoMAN of the War
Escapee. Runaway. Freedom. Not from slavery, but from her father's abuse and hatred. Never in a million years would he believe that one day his only daughter would be part of the Courageous Women's Hall of Fame for her unforgettable contributions during the Civil War, and The Battle of Antietam. On a brisk winter day in December of 1841, one of the most courageous, venturesome and kind-hearted woman was born in New Brunswick, Canada, to one of the most cold-blooded and violent of fathers. Her name was Sarah. Sarah Emma Edmondson. At the age of sixteen, she had had enough of her father's constant teasing and hatred towards her, so she ran away from her home in New Brunswick to start a new life in Moncton, Canada. "It was a long journey on foot, but was well worth it," quoted Edmondson. When Sarah arrived there she changed her last name from Edmondson to Edmonds, and worked and resided in …show more content…
Hill's division arrived from Harper's Ferry and launched a surprise counterattack which concluded the battle. In the end, there were more Union casualties, consisting of over 2,100 soldiers killed, over 9,500 injured and just over 700 captured or missing, with a grand total of around 12,400 Union casualties. Whereas the Confederate casualties consisted of over 1,500 killed, over 7,700 wounded and just over 1,000 captured or missing, with a total of around 10,300 Confederate casualties. Which makes a grand sum of about 22,700 casualties with both sides combined. Luckily, Edmonds was not one of those twenty some thousand people. Likewise, and Edmonds agreed, that the battle should have been considered inconclusive, but technically the Confederate Army had withdrawn first from the battlefield making it a Union victory, according to Military terms. Edmonds was a fair person and discussed her opinions on The Battle of Antietam and who should have won in her Civil War Memoir: Nurse and Spy in the Union

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