Such anxious hours : Wisconsin women's voices from the Civil War / edited by Jo Ann Daly Carr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carr, Jo Ann, editor.

Series:

Wisconsin studies in autobiography.

Wisconsin studies in autobiography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Wisconsin--Correspondence.

Women.

Wisconsin--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

Wisconsin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2019]

Summary:

Letters from soldiers to their families often provide prominent narratives of the Civil War. But what about the messages from the women who maintained homes and farmsteads alone, all while providing significant emotional support to their loved ones at the front? The letters and diaries of these eight women echo the ever-growing horrors of the conflict and reveal the stories of the Wisconsin home front. Twenty-one-year-old Emily Quiner sought a way to join the war effort that would feed her heart and mind. Annie Cox wrote to her pro-slavery fiancé to staunchly defend her abolitionist principles. Sisters Susan Brown and Ann Waldo faced the unexpected devastation that each battle brought to families. In Such Anxious Hours, Jo Ann Daly Carr places this material in historical context, detailing what was happening simultaneously in the nation, state, and local communities. Civil War history enthusiasts will appreciate these enlightening perspectives that demonstrate the variety of experiences in the Midwest during the bloody conflict.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780299324230

0299324230

OCLC:

1134485175