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Many people only know Louisa May Alcott because of her famous work Little Women. However, many people do not know that she was actually a soldier in the Civil War. She went to Washington D.C. to work as a nurse, as well. She published a book called Hospital Sketches that thoroughly described her Civil War experiences. It was at this time that she became a serious writer.