Much has been written about our noble Confederate heroes. Never can enough be said to express the gratitude and honor Southerners feel for these brave men and women. This web site is my humble attempt to recognize the great ladies of the Confederacy.
Some of these women are war heroines. They actually went to battle, necessarily disguised as men, as the CSA Army wouldn't accept women. Others contributed to the war effort as successful spies, while others set up hospitals and nursed the wounded. The bravery of these grand and noble women doesn't stop there. The great majority kept the crops growing, the factories running and tended the children and slaves. They are just as much heroines of the war as the others for the integral part they played in supplying the Confederate Army with clothing, quilts, knitted socks and scarves. The soldier would have had a much harder time of it without these supplies. They ripped up clothing to make bandages and themselves wore homespun dresses, proudly sacrificing. They were deprived of simple pleasures like coffee, sugar and tea, even medicine for sick children and often times the basic necessity of food. These women have earned our undying respect.
Prior to the war many of these women had never considered doing man's work and wouldn't know where to begin. However, from necessity, they picked up where their men left off and kept the Southern home front going. These were the true steel magnolias of the South.
I have included short biographies of selected women and there will be more added to the list as often as possible, so please bookmark this site and come back often to see the updates.
Deo Vindice |
