Jan 07, 2018 in both of my upcoming february releases, i touch on the subject of war widows. Winston takes place during the civil war, widows war occurs in just before the war in a much divided kansas. Special enumeration schedules enumerating union veterans and widows of the civil war. Maudie hopkins died on august 17, 2008, in a nursing home in lexa, arkansas, aged 93. The house that turned into a potboiler the new york times. Pennsylvania volunteers of the civil war pension roll of 1883 these pa county pension lists includes those on the u.
Books about the civil war, including fiction and nonfiction selections. The last widow of a union veteran from the civil war, gertrude janeway, died in january 2003 at her home in tennessee. Approved pension case files of widows and other dependents of soldiers submitted between 1861 and 1934 and sailors between 1910 and 1934. American widows and the civil war pension system, in toward a social history of the american civil war.
United states civil war widows and other dependents pension files, 18611934 family search. It consisted of eleven states who aimed to secede from the union and establish itself as a separate and independent country. It features an allnew head sculpt specially crafted by the talented korean artists yulli and elee, with long curly brownishred real fabric hair, a brand new black widow outfit made with fine detail textures, two pistols, 2 styles of batons, and a captain america. The civil war correspondence of theophilus and harriet perry, 18621864 the civil war in the west only 9 left in stock order soon. United states civil war widows and other dependents. The last known widow died in 2008 and there were still at least two dependents receiving benefits in 2012. The killer angels by michael shaara, the last full measure by jeff shaara, mrs. The cards typically include the name of the claimant, name of the soldier, military unit, the widows certificate number, date of the claimfiling, and remarks. Leander stillwell was an 18yearold illinois farm boy, living with his family in a log cabin, when the u. A lifelong resident of new england, sally cabot gunning has immersed herself in its history from a young age. Some americans hoped to expand veterans benefits into pensions for all of the needy elderly and social insurance for workingmen and their families. A useful source for learning more about the civil war records of north carolina is. Twenty years after the war s end there were nearly 325,000 veterans, widows, and other dependents on the pension rolls, plus 20,000 war of 1812 veterans and widows. Military records pertain to the military in some way.
By assessing the petitioning strategies adopted by these women and the governments responses to their demands, the article throws light on a group of war widows who have received little. Full audio books for everyone earns money off of the above links. And what heroes carrie mcgavock and her slave servant mariah are. Irene triplett, daughter of mose triplett, is the last known civil war pension recipient. Mile, opened a mourning store, where the new widows of the civil war could dress their grief in suitable fashion. The shelf of godawful to great novels of the american civil war is long indeed, and continues to grow. The battle of franklin near nashville, tennessee, may not be the most famous battle of the american civil war. The widow of the south and millions of other books are available for instant access. In 1927, she married the 81yearold war veteran of the confederate army, william martin, when she was 21. Civil war pensioners on the roll this online book gives the name of each civil war pensioner for all pennsylvania counties in 1883, the cause for which pensioned how wounded, the postoffice address, the rate of pension per. Protecting soldiers and mothers theda skocpol harvard. Widow of gettysburg ebook in 2020 christian fiction. Budahn says its likely that the children of the civil war veterans, who have wished to.
United states civil war service records of union soldiers, 18641866 family search. North carolina department of archives and history, 1966. Still paying a civil war pension a north carolina woman is the daughter of a civil war veteran, and still collects his benefits. It was through the church that she met other war widows. Blogtalkradio, and a volunteer at the national archives working on preparing civil war widows pension records for digitization for fold3.
As jim lighthizer, president of the civil war preservation trust has said, there is no close second in. She is the author of the critically acclaimed satucket novelsthe widows war, bound, and the rebellion of jane clarkeand, writing as sally cabot, the equally acclaimed benjamin franklins bastard. Tennessee in the civil war genealogy familysearch wiki. Some americans hoped to expand veterans benefits into pensions for all of the needy elderly. The last widow, gertrude janeway, died in 2003 at age 93. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop. Civil war widows in virginia are defined as women married to confederate soldiers who died during the american civil war 18611865. Gertrude grubb was born in blaine, tennessee and courted by john janeway beginning when she was 16. Hickss chapters are laid out much the same as those written by jeff shaara in his compelling civil war books. This page briefly describes resources for researching the military service of individual civil war soldiers in volunteer army units. Burdened by fraud, the two civil war pension systems were not alike. They took to fighting, spying, nursing, and following soldiers as they wandered around a divided america, killing each other.
Robert hicks bestseller, the widow of the south, an excellent historical fiction novel to read before a trip to franklin, tennessee. Hicks says in the book, i submit my sincerest apologies, to. Us civil war widows pensions john grenham irish roots. Widow of the south takes place in franklin, tennessee during the end of the civil war, and is based on the life of carrie mcgovak. The widow of the south, and franklin, tennessee off the beaten. A few new books attempt to place the dying in the right context. The last union pensioner was albert woolson who died in 1956, but that was not the end of civil war pensions. When the author writes another civil war book, ill read it for sure. According to many historians, the privilege of mastery was reserved for white males. Pensions were provided for confederate veterans who were residents of north carolina and who had lost a leg, eye, or arm, or who were incapacitated for manual labor while in the service of the confederate states during the civil war. A list of 100 of the best civil war books, spanning several decades and genres.
The history books can tell us much about the trauma of war, but for those who prefer the emotional truths that can be conveyed by a good novel, here are 10 classic stories of the us civil war. Mourning is the process of grieving the death of a loved one. For the last several years, alberta martin had been celebrated as the last widow of a confederate veteran of the civil war. Patrons may leave messages with requests, which staff will implement as soon as possible. Two of the books are novels about the civil war, while the rest are personal accounts and histories of various battles and events during the civil war. The talking book program call center is on temporary pause. Gertrude janeway, last known widow of a union veteran of the civil war. This database features a card index to pension claims made by widows of veterans of the civil war and later wars. Jun 01, 2004 the last surviving widow of a us civil war veteran has died nearly 140 years after the conflict ended. The best civil war books of all time analysis civil. The records in this collection include entire pension files for soldiers and sailors who served in the revolutionary war. There were few men available for the widows to marry.
Guide to civil war records in the north carolina state archives. The american civil war was started in 1861 and it ended in 1865. For information about researching the service of persons in the union navy or confederate navy, see lee d. I was unaware of this battle during the civil war and this is why historical fiction is my favorite genre.
Civil war pension list in 1883 but are not inclusive of all civil war pensions granted by the u. Book on war widows of india by shivangi nadar issuu. Alberta martin, one of the last known confederate war widows and the last widow whose marriage to a confederate soldier produced offspring. I became aware of this book during a talk about civil war quilts, their. A novel civil war era midwife wants to be a doctor and cannot get anyone to teach her so she goes off to care. There are a variety of military records that were created because of the involvement of the united states in the revolutionary war, the war of 1812, the civil war, world war i, world war ii, the korean war, the vietnam war, etc. Wood demonstrates, slaveholding widows between the american revolution and the civil war developed their own version of mastery. The last civil war widow has a successor, it would seem. If you enjoy reading about the civil war i recommend this book. Oldest living confederate widow tells all tv miniseries. Widow of gettysburg by jocelyn green, book two of the heroines behind the lines series, kept my interest and gave much insight into just what it was like to live on the battlefield during the civil war. Aug 30, 2005 i recently visited the carnton plantation in franklin, tn, which inspired me to read this book.
In the midnineteenth century, middle and upperclass americans observed an elaborate set of rules that governed behavior following the death of a spouse or relative. Unlike selected records, which were typically chosen subjectively for genealogical content, these records reveal more details about each veterans history and service, as well as more information about his family, state of health, and life after the war. Researchers recognize the immense value of civil war pension files for genealogical and historical research, but few are aware of the issues that faced the pension office. The driver of the plot arrives in grimbledown in the form of two refugee women with their illegitimate offspring in tow. The publicity surrounding alberta martins death prompted relatives of maudie celia hopkins of arkansas to reveal that the 89yearold was in fact the last civil war widow. Dec 29, 2011 this pension story reminds me of one in our family about walter m. Women who were older often lived with relatives, but even the small funds from a pension were helpful to widows and their families. What originally began as limited payments to former soldiers and their widows and orphans eventually became a huge federal bureaucracy of oldage pensions for almost onethird of the elderly population of the united states. Mourning during the civil war encyclopedia virginia.
But as many as one in ten slaveholderssometimes morewas a widow, and as kirsten e. Of course the intial civil war pension file citation is much longer because of the title names, but what if you had the citation given, e. The confederacy of the southern states prepared itself for war starting on february 4, 1861. I must be honest and tell everyone that i am a student of the civil war and have visited the site of this book and toured the nearby battlegrounds. The war widows by leah fleming goodreads share book. Gunnings quietly compelling historical novel places the limited rights of 18thcentury new england married women, particularly widows, within the context of a prerevolutionary america in which rebellious attitudes toward english rule foment new ideas about freedom and individual rights. Civil war widows pensions the ladies tea war from a. July 3, 1909 january 17, 2003 was one of the last surviving widows of a union civil war veteran.
A list of 100 wonderful, mustread books about the civil war era, spanning several decades and genres. These mustread books cover both fiction and nonfiction about the war. Often wars are caused by one countrys wish to take control of another countrys wealth. Apr 07, 2008 the war widows is an enjoyable story about womens friendships and familial relationships. I love books good books books to read my books civil war books behind the lines christian fiction books. The march, the widow of the south, canaans tongue books. Parish, veteran of the mexican war and both sides in the civil war. The movie, adapted from allan gurganus 1989 book of the same name, chronicles the life of lucy marsden, a ninetynineyearold north carolina woman who, at the age of fourteen, married a fiftyyearold confederate veteran of the civil war and bore nine children reduced to six for television. The pair had married in 1927, when he was 81 and she was 18. North carolina, confederate soldiers and widows pension.
For widows, eligibility rules focused on date of marriage and if they had remarried. Intriguing discoveries are made all the time in the national archives. The widow of the south kindle edition by hicks, robert. Original files are located at the national archives in record group 15, records of the veterans administration. A reasonable degree of promptitude national archives. Nov 21, 2017 many of the widows of civil war soldiers were quite young, lots of them under age 21, so large numbers of these young women married again and were unable to access a pension. Robert hicks, widow of the south 2005 a war novel and an aftermath novelthe opening chapters feature the senseless and bloody battle of franklinthis sensitive portrayal of the ways in which death was the central experience of the war, both for soldiers and civilians, even long after the fighting ended. Yet, for lovers of historical fiction, the story told in robert hicks novel the widow. The kidnapping of president lincoln and other war detective stories. Some files may be for service in the war with spain. Since 2007, a team of continue reading a civil war widows story. She was 93 and had married veteran john janeway when she was 18.
And today, were looking back at the past to find out what life was really like for civil war women. Sep 01, 2009 this was an excellent book, which i would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys reading civil war historical fiction. War widows and orphansin president abraham lincolns oftquoted second inaugural address in 1865, he stated. Quarterly of the national archives and records administration, vol. Freemasonry as it was practiced during the american civil war. They soon started to meet at each others homes and formed a tightknit, but informal group. Her mother, widowed when gertrude was only, would not allow her to marry until she was 18. Alberta martin, the last widow of a civil war veteran, died on memorial day, ending an unlikely ascent from sharecroppers daughter to the belle of 21st century confederate. Sep 24, 2019 a woman during the american civil war had it pretty rough.
Government still pays two civil war pensions pension recipients are alive, but in poor health. Widows song civil war mail order brides book 3 kindle. The 1883 roll also includes several veterans and widows who were receiving pensions for service during the war of 1812. The widow of the south, by the firsttime novelist robert hicks, a music publisher and manager in nashville. Robert hicks born january 30, 1951 is the author of the new york times bestseller the widow of the south.
Northwest missouri state university civil war books collection of eight monographs dating from 18671920. Widows of soldiers who were killed in service were entitled to the same benefits as long as they did not remarry. Civil war buff robert hicks based his 2005 novel on the true story of a confederate woman who devoted herself to. A military history of confederate and union units with available rosters of personnel. About 1890 veterans schedules this database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1890 special census of civil war union veterans and widows of veterans available on microfilm m123 118 rolls from the national archives and records administration nara. Pa civil war soldiers 1883 pension roll free pennsylvania. Carrie becomes the widow of the south herself and mourns the lost of nearly 1,500 rebel soldiers. Its the fictional story of the reallife carrie mcgavock, who turned her tennessee plantation house into a makeshift hospital for confederate soldiers after the bloody battle of franklin in 1864. I recently visited the carnton plantation in franklin, tn, which inspired me to read this book. Hickss first book, a collaboration with frenchamerican photographer michel arnaud, came out in 2000.
The civil war ended more than 150 years ago, but the u. During the late nineteenth century, competitive party politics in american democracy led to the rapid expansion of benefits for union civil war veterans and their families. Story of a common soldier of army life in the civil war. The book starts in brazil where the heroine, carrie thinks her lover has died of disease and being left with child and unmarried, she accepts the most appealing option available to her and marries deacon, her lovers stepbrother and travels back to the states. One can only imagine what life after the civil war must have been like for so many widows. From james mcphersons definitive history to tony horwitzs adventures among obsessives, here are the 11 best books on the civil war.
Bacon, civil war and later navy personnel records at the national archives, 18611924, prologue. Government still pays two civil war pensions politics. This tintype of a woman and child doesnt look like the typical federal record, let alone one associated with military records. Widow of gettysburg is an incredible followup to wedded to war in the heroines behind the lines series.
Another outstanding book by author terri grace and apparently the final of the civil war widows series sadly. Carrie is mourning the death of several of her children, and, in the absence of her husband. The widows war by sally cabot gunning, paperback barnes. Serious civil war buffs no doubt roll their eyes about the books fictional additions. Bernice alexander bennett is an author, family historian, producer and host of research at the national archives and beyond. Alberta martin passed away aged 97 at a nursing home in alabama on 31 may after suffering a heart attack. United states civil war soldiers index, 18611865 family search. The widow of the south, and franklin, tennessee off. His first wife died in missouri after the mexican war, and he married a widow whose husband had died of cholera near cuba when returning from the california goldfi. Volume 2 is an alphabetical list of confederate and union troops. United states colored troops civil war widows pension. The story is set just after the second world war when many women had lost the men in their lives. This book sets up the reader in the gettysburg area right before the battle of gettysburg during the civil war. North carolina in the civil war genealogy familysearch wiki.
The numbers of these women are difficult to determinehistorians estimate between 4,000 and 6,000but their characteristics are clearer. The files are arranged numerically by certificate number. But, wow, what a story is told in the novel based on fact the widow of the south. One beneficiary from the civil war is still alive and receiving benefits, randy noller of the department of veterans affairs confirms.
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