Cyclone in Calico! In my previous post of Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Fifteenth Installment) about Harriet Tubman, I promised I’d feature another woman of Civil War times who was a “Cyclone in Calico!” Let me now present to you: Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke (1817 – 1901) Background information regarding Mary Ann’s youth is […]
Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Fifteenth Installment)
A Mighty Raider! I sincerely hope that all of you residents of the United States were finally able to enjoy a big gathering with family, friends, and/or coworkers to celebrate Independence Day this past “Fourth of July!” I did. . .and it was greatly satisfying to do so without the need to wear a mask […]
Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Fourteenth Installment)
A Southern Lady & Diarist! In my previous post of Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Thirteenth Installment) about Phoebe Yates Levy Pember, I promised I’d feature another woman of Civil War times who was “A Southern Lady & Diarist.” Let me now present to you: Mary Boykin Miller Chestnut (1823 – 1886) Same as my […]