Civil War Wives

The Lives and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant

In these moving stories of Angelina Grimke Weld, wife of abolitionist Theodore Weld; Varina Howell Davis, wife of Confederate president Jefferson Davis; and Julia Dent Grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant, Carol Berkin reveals how women understood the cataclysmic events of their day. Their stories, taken together, help reconstruct the era of the Civil War with a greater depth and complexity by adding women's experiences and voices to their male counterparts.

©2009 Carol Berkin (P)2018 Tantor

really informative

this was a great starter book for anyone wanting to know about the lives of these 3 women!

Women with real issues backbone—esp in a time when that wasn’t thought to be right or ladylike!! YEH!!

I really enjoyed these women who put their fair sex out there! Not remaining in the corner, being quiet and meek! They let their views be known!!

Behind Every Good Civil War Hero...

Each of these women were more interesting than their husbands. They had to endure oppression for being female. They were not allowed to have an opinion on slavery or anything else unless they agreed with their husbands. Thank God that didn't stop them. I learned so much about the Civil War and the Confederacy.

Excellent

This book was so much better than I expected. I truly enjoyed every minute. It is well written and researched.