Vivandiere

[lelliott19]

Vivandiere (also referred to as cantiniere) - a woman who followed the army to provide support for the troops. A vivandiere was usually a young woman—perhaps the daughter of an officer or wife of a non-commissioned officer—who wore a uniform and braved battles to provide care for wounded soldiers on the battlefield.

 

[Stony]

A French cantinière in the Crimea during the Crimean War in 1855, photographed by Roger Fenton.

 

[frontrank2]

How about French Mary of the 114th Pa. ( Collis Zouaves IIRC )

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Great entry @lelliott19.

Some other threads on these ladies,

http://civilwartalk.com/threads/vivandierre-assorted.89545/#post-716948

http://civilwartalk.com/threads/a-peach-is-a-peach-is-a-vivandiere.115454/#post-1155264

http://civilwartalk.com/threads/helen-voskins-vivandiere-in-a-louisiana-regiment.106485/#post-992278

http://civilwartalk.com/threads/were-vivandieres-combatants.103574/