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Bucklin’s In Hospital & Camp: “I stood alone in the city of strangers” (Part 1)
In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin So…I decided to read Sophronia E. Bucklin’s memoir over the next few weeks. If you want to get the … Continue reading
“The Lively Old Lady” – A Poem About Civil War Knitting
Yesterday, I sat in an archive basement, looking through material about women’s efforts to support the Union during the Civil War. Yesterday was also my Grandma Barbara’s birthday. She is no longer with us, so it was a bittersweet moment … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century Women, Civil War poetry, homefront, Union women, Women's History Month 2019
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From The Doorstep: Winchester Women Record Evacuation & Occupation, Part 1
It is a truth (mostly) universally acknowledged that if you want the long version of a story, ask a woman. I say this not as criticism, but rather as praise Civil War women and their primary sources. After recording the … Continue reading
