Project Gutenberg 2011-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 234 Underwood, J. L. (John Levi) 1836 1907 Underwood, John Levi The Women of the Confederacy Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Katherine Ward and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Women of the Confederacy" by J. L. Underwood is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the profound heroism and sacrifices of women in the Confederacy during the Civil War and the Reconstruction period. It examines their trials, motivations, and ultimate resilience, illustrating their critical role in supporting the Confederate cause and how they managed to persevere despite significant adversity. At the start of the work, Underwood introduces the reader to the heroic actions of Southern women, highlighted through various tributes and testimonials from prominent figures of the time, such as Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson. These testimonials detail the women's invaluable contributions, from knitting uniforms to nursing wounded soldiers, and emphasize the emotional sacrifices they made as they supported their loved ones at war. Through poignant anecdotes, the opening sets the tone for an exploration of the strength and determination of Confederate women, portraying them as essential pillars of the Southern home front during a tumultuous period in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36969/36969-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Anecdotes Women -- Confederate States of America E456 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 730745 730762 2024-10-15T14:58:29.744993 2023-09-16T07:26:55.641289 text/html text/html 741167 2021-01-08T00:36:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 388406 2021-01-08T00:36:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411490 2024-10-15T14:58:39.483951 application/epub+zip 421148 2024-10-15T14:58:30.909962 application/epub+zip 350372 2024-10-15T14:58:30.324952 application/epub+zip 621886 2024-10-15T14:58:45.819929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609607 2024-10-15T14:58:38.862954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539013 2022-09-17T04:23:36.179737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633416 633209 2024-10-15T14:58:28.276985 2023-09-16T07:26:54.219249 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 633191 2021-01-08T00:36:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249059 2021-01-08T00:36:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19819 2024-10-15T14:58:45.964889 application/rdf+xml 17964 2024-10-15T14:58:30.432957 image/jpeg 2136 2024-10-15T14:58:30.378972 image/jpeg 386810 2024-10-15T14:58:29.809964 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog