How did woman participate in the civil war.

Thousands of women in the North and South joined volunteer brigades and signed up to work as nurses. It was the first time in American history that women played a significant role in a war effort.

Fighting and also working.

Explanation:

Most women would disguise them selves as men and fight for the union or confederates. but lots of women would keep working their jobs while most men were off fighting. And women.