"The men of Huntsville have settled down to a patient endurance of military rule. They say but little, and treat us with all politeness. The women, however, are outspoken in their hostility, and marvelously bitter. A flag of truce came in last night from Chattanooga, and the bearers were overwhelmed with visits and favors from the ladies. When they took supper at the Huntsville Hotel, the large dining-room was crowded with fair faces and bright eyes; but the men prudently held aloof.
A day or two ago one of our Confederate prisoners died. The ladies filled the hearse to overflowing with flowers, and a large number of them accompanied the soldier to his last resting-place.
The foolish, yet absolute, devotion of the women to the Southern cause does much to keep it alive. It encourages, nay forces, the young to enter the army, and compels them to continue what the more sensible[145] Southerners know to be a hopeless struggle"
Great quote, says tons.
Is there a date associated with this?
Is there a date associated with this?
Must be around 1865, the end of the Civil War.
Interestingly, I have a document written by my paternal great-great grandfather from that year, which I transcribed. It also paints a different picture of relations between men and women in the past than feminists would have you believe.
http://standyourground.com/forums/index.php?topic=18622.0 (http://standyourground.com/forums/index.php?topic=18622.0)
I believe that's an entry from the summer of 1862.
It's from a free Gutenberg Project book if anyone's interested. Very interesting read. Written by a man named John Beatty and has an entry for nearly every day starting in 1861.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20460 (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20460)