Southern Women in the Civil War

I used to read a lot of Civil War history.  I don't have the quotations and passages at hand.  But, I was always impressed by the courage and tenacity of the Southern women.  Often, they would cross a street to avoid a Union officer!  They sometimes seemed to me to be stronger than their men!

You definitely get a sense of their mettle from the set of their jaws in this picture!

Here's some great accounts of Southern women in action...

http://www.factasy.com/civil_war/2008/03/02/ms_johnson039s_thoughts_women_and_confederacy

http://www.loyno.edu/~history/journal/1997-8/Matherne.html

http://www.missourilife.com/category/101/article/51-Missour_Civil_War_Women

http://www.civilwarhome.com/southernwomen.htm