Who was the only female to be awarded the Medal of Honor for the Civil War?

Here is her stamp. Any thoughts about the added image added to the set of stamps? I seen this at an antique store and it was in a 50% off booth. Being a "uniform" kind of guy I just had to buy it. What "uniform" is she wearing? A brown or butternut Union uniform? One would think she was a Confederate. I wonder where the artist got the inspiration for her uniform. Despite a possible question of the uniform I still like the image.
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It's important to remember that nurses were usually volunteers who were not actually army, but with a number of civilian organizations that provided nurses to the field hospitals. As such they could have any uniform standards they wished. Thank you for sharing!
 
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