Civil war Quote by Gail Collins

In the beginning of the war, Southern women wanted their men to leave - in droves, and as quickly as possible. They were the…

— Karen Abbott

“The fact remains that women and children were left vulnerable to sickness and disease, manipulative slaveholders, and even apathetic Union officers during the Civil…

— Jim Downs

History is reticent about women who were common soldiers, who bore arms, belonged to regiments, and took part in battles on the same terms…

— Anonymous

“When I sat down with one of my senior professors in Durban, South Africa to talk about my Master’s thesis, he asked me why…

— Kameron Hurley

At least in cities where the Confederate Army established a base of operations, young women were overwhelmed by the number of prospective suitors. Thousands…

— Karen Abbott

“Many black women also kept guns within easy reach. But it is important to mention that women & their use of guns present the…

— Charles E. Cobb

“Women, who struggle and suffer pain to ensure the continuation of the human race, make much tougher and more courageous soldiers than all those…

— Anne Frank

When I was growing up in Virginia, the Civil War was presented to me as glorious with dramatic courage and military honor. Later, I…

— Drew Gilpin Faust

“the Confederacy had been poisoned by more jealousies than a hundred high-bred gals could muster in competition for a single male.”

— Ralph Peters

“Sometimes the women much resent the men who call for war and have been known to rush upon them and beat them severely about…

— Peter Matthiessen

“Whatever the reason for enlisting, by 1865 the Union had sworn in 2,128,948 men, approximately one-third of the military-age male population of the northern…

— Allen C. Guelzo

My wife was as much of a soldier as I was.

— Zachary Taylor