like flowers. [ electricity crackles ] dorothea? it can't be. no. stay away!

see , one of the most famous nursing photographs ever possibly. , annie bell and up here we see dorothea dix, who was a very high-minded nurse. a civilian aid worker of sorts who demanded all of her nurses be between the ages of 35 and 50 so they would not be tempted to fraternize with the soldiers. we see the big social divide. the gender gap here in the 1860's. these females are making great strides and becoming more active in american society. comp summer 1863, june, the confederate army commanded by robert e. lee is doing well. here in the eastern theater of the war. in robert e. lee wins one of his may 1863, biggest victories. the battle of chancellorsville. riding off of the success of that victory, he is going to decide to capitalize and do something he is only done once before -- launch an invasion of the north. he wants to do a lot of things. he wants to live off the land and weekend -- and weaken the northern will to fight. above all else, destroy his opponent, the army of the potomac. preferably on their home soil and that would strike a crushing blow to the union war effort.