The story of Aunt Becky armylife S A Palmer Books
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The story of Aunt Becky armylife S A Palmer Books
At first I couldn't imagine Aunt Becky leaving her two young daughters to travel with the army for years. I gradually came to understand a few things.1. She was recently widowed. She had family that I assume cared for her daughters.
2. She had two brothers that went to war and she basically went with them and stayed with their company, though she rarely was able to meet up with them.
3. She felt called to do her part and also to help her brothers if they needed her.
She sacrificed tremendously, wearing the same dress for years, (maybe there were two and she alternated, but she spoke of only her "bed ticking dress," often going hungry, sleeping in a soaking wet tent, on a soaking wet cot. She spoke occasionally of Mrs. Dix, (Dorothea Dix?) and she was paid at the end of the war, but not without fighting for it and immediately gave some of it away to her "boys" that she had traveled with and cared for.
It is actual recorded history, not what we think happened or probably happened, but what did happen, from this woman's perspective.
I love journals and diaries for this reason.
It also helped me understand the feelings of why the war was fought and what it meant and did to the country.
Also in those days nursing was not considered fit work for women and was done by men. At first she wiped brows and held hands, but it wasn't long before she was dressing wounds and helping in surgery.
I highly recommend this valuable piece of history.
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The story of Aunt Becky armylife S A Palmer Books Reviews
With the sesquicentennial (2011-2015) of the Civil War (1861-1865) soon to be here, I purchased this book because of Sarah Palmer (aka Aunt Becky) was from my county. It is also a good one to read for anyone interested in what Civil War female nurses went through during this time.
This was a great unknown story regarding the Civil War which I did not know about...was a fast wonderful read. I also gave this as gifts to all my girls...DH
At first I couldn't imagine Aunt Becky leaving her two young daughters to travel with the army for years. I gradually came to understand a few things.
1. She was recently widowed. She had family that I assume cared for her daughters.
2. She had two brothers that went to war and she basically went with them and stayed with their company, though she rarely was able to meet up with them.
3. She felt called to do her part and also to help her brothers if they needed her.
She sacrificed tremendously, wearing the same dress for years, (maybe there were two and she alternated, but she spoke of only her "bed ticking dress," often going hungry, sleeping in a soaking wet tent, on a soaking wet cot. She spoke occasionally of Mrs. Dix, (Dorothea Dix?) and she was paid at the end of the war, but not without fighting for it and immediately gave some of it away to her "boys" that she had traveled with and cared for.
It is actual recorded history, not what we think happened or probably happened, but what did happen, from this woman's perspective.
I love journals and diaries for this reason.
It also helped me understand the feelings of why the war was fought and what it meant and did to the country.
Also in those days nursing was not considered fit work for women and was done by men. At first she wiped brows and held hands, but it wasn't long before she was dressing wounds and helping in surgery.
I highly recommend this valuable piece of history.
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