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Tag Archives: Civil War Women
Unpublished: Chatting about Civil War Women’s Writings
A couple weeks ago, a few of the women at Emerging Civil War discussed unpublished primary sources on a Zoom call. The conversation lasted nearly two hours and rambled a bit. While the notes have been lightly edited for brevity … Continue reading
Posted in Primary Sources
Tagged Civil War Women, civilian women, ECW Women's Zoom, Primary Sources, Unpublished-2022, women's studies, Zoom
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Book Review: A Union Woman in Civil War Kentucky: The Diary of Frances Peter
Reviewed by Meg Groeling Every time a new diary or memoir of someone who lived through the American Civil War is published, history comes incrementally closer to understanding the war that continues to define us as a nation. The 2021 … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Primary Sources
Tagged Book Review, Civil War Diary, civil war kentucky, Civil War Women, Frances Peter, Unionist, women's studies
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For The Army of Tennessee: Christmas Boxes & Blankets
The need for blankets and the wish for Christmas boxes kept Mrs. S.C. Law—a refugee from Tennessee to Georgia—awake one December night in 1863. Determined to do something to help “her” Confederate soldiers, she engaged the southern homefront and worked … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Holidays
Tagged Army of Tennessee, Christmas boxes, Civil War Women, Confederate women, homefront, Winter Camps
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Civil War History & the Dallas Museum of Art: Lady Godiva
“That has to be an 1860’s statue,” I thought as the hairstyle of the marble woman caught my eye. Her dress was not Civil War era, though, and not really Greco-Roman classic as if she was a goddess of liberty, … Continue reading
Posted in Material Culture, Newspapers
Tagged Anne Whitney, civil war artist, Civil War Women, Dallas Museum of Art, Lady Govida, sculpture
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“And So We Took Fort Sumter”
April 6, 1861. The plot thickens. The air is red-hot with rumors. The mystery is to find out where these utterly groundless tales originate.[i] April 7, 1861. [Private section of the diary] News so warlike I quake. My husband speaks … Continue reading
Posted in 160th Anniversary, Battles
Tagged Civil War Women, Confederate women, Fort Sumter, James Chesnut, Mary Chesnut, Primary Sources
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Eliza Griffin Johnston: To Bravely Meet Danger and Tragedy
News traveled slowly, likely a frustrating fact for Eliza Griffin Johnston. However, one spring day in 1862 news arrived in California that changed her life. A battle thousands of miles away and weeks in the past had altered her plans, … Continue reading
“Do You Remember, When We Last Did Meet?”
We like to spotlight the courageous “women who went to the field,” advocated for equality, influenced politics, marched to the battlefields, or did other unique and trailblazing things. While those exceptional women certainly deserve to be remembered and memorialized, I’ve … Continue reading
Brown’s Island Victims
The worst war-time disaster to strike the Confederate home front occurred on March 13, 1863. An explosion rocked the Confederate Laboratory on Brown’s Island in the James River, in the heart of Richmond, Virginia. My research indicates that ten were … Continue reading
Podcast Additional Resources: “Celebrating Women’s History Month”
Last week’s podcast episode brought you a conversation with Sarah Kay Bierle, Chris Mackowski, and Dan Welch about women during the Civil War and some of the best primary sources written by the ladies. We’ve collected details about the mentioned … Continue reading
From The Doorstep: Winchester Women Record Evacuation & Occupation, Part 2
This is the final post for “From the Doorstep: Winchester Women.” Part 1 is available here. Mary Greenhow Lee started a letter on March 11, intending to send it to a friend. Instead, she kept writing, writing, writing until November … Continue reading
