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Belle Boyd and the Battle of Front Royal, Part 1
On May 23, 1862, the battle of Front Royal occurred as Confederate troops push down (north) in the Shenandoah Valley toward Winchester. The main southern force under General Thomas J. Jackson had marched from New Market Gap to Luray and … Continue reading
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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Hurrah for Homespun!
Poetry and songs that came out of the Civil War, entertaining as they are, served as a useful vehicle for rhetoric that supported their respective sides. Songs like “Bonnie Blue Flag”, “Marching Through Georgia”, “Dixie”, and “Battle Cry of Freedom” … Continue reading
Civilians Under Siege: A Confederate Woman’s Diary of the War in the Trans-Mississippi
I first encountered Brokenburn: The Journal of Kate Stone, 1861–1868 in an undergraduate course on the topic of great Civil War writers. Looking at the syllabus at the start of the term, I circled the diary as a text I … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian
Tagged Confederate women, diary, Kate Stone, Louisiana, primary source, Texas, Trans-Mississippi
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Braxton Bragg’s Beach Vacation – Pensacola in the Early Months of the Civil War
Even the most casual of Civil War buffs knows that the war began in Charleston, South Carolina – when Confederate batteries opened fire on the Union-occupied Fort Sumter and its 85 defenders. Many may also know that war had an … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate
Tagged Braxton Bragg, Confederate women, Florida, Fort Pickens, Jefferson Davis, nationalism, Pensacola
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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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November 1862 in Fredericksburg: “Continued reports of the enemy approaching”
A couple mornings ago I headed into historic downtown Fredericksburg to shoot some photos before the streets got busy. My walk took me toward the city dock which in 1862 became one of the crossing points for Burnside’s Union troops. … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Primary Sources
Tagged Confederate women, Fredericksburg, Jane Beall, primary source
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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
“The Homespun Dress”
A couple days ago, I shared some poetry reflecting on the roles of Northern women who “went to the field.” Today, I thought it would be fair to feature a Southern poem/song for the ladies. At first glance, The Homespun … Continue reading
Discovered: Female Soldiers At Gettysburg
Mary Virginia Wade – better known as “Jennie Wade” – was the only woman shot and killed at Gettysburg. Or so the story goes. But is it true? What if there were other female casualties at Gettysburg? Women in the direct … Continue reading
