Women of the Civil War
By Heidi Baumstark 08/09/11 / Breaking News / History /
“ … beauty will fade and riches will flee, pleasures they dwindle and prices they double, and nothing is as I would wish it to be.” Immortalized in a song, those are the somber thoughts of many women during the Civil War.
To understand what some women experienced during the Civil War, Judy Cook of Laurel, Md., presented a program called “Women of the Civil War” during a special evening program Aug. 6 in the Henry Hill Visitor Center at Manassas National Battlefield Park.
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