Cobblestone articles from February 2005

Cobblestone archives from February 2005

Breaking tradition.(Women's roles before the American Civil War)
February 1, 2005... Most photographs and artwork from the 1840s and 1850s show ladies wearing snug corsets and long, flowing dresses. Those images do not, however, reveal their talents, abilities, and dreams--or limitations and frustrations. Before the Civil...

Put it in writing.(American Civil War)
February 1, 2005... On the 1800s, writing was a very powerful form of communication, and women of all ages contributed a wealth of literary compositions during the Civil War. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote one of the most popular American novels in the years...

Angels of the battlefield.(nurses)
February 1, 2005... When the Civil War began, only a man was allowed to fill the role of nurse in both the Union and Confederate armies. Most of the time, though, male nurses were simply soldiers who had been wounded and could no longer fight. They were directed...

A camp follower's story.(Susie Baker King)(Biography)
February 1, 2005... Susie Baker King Taylor's memoir, Reminiscences of My Life in Camp: With the 33rd United States Colored Troops, Late 1st South Carolina Volunteers, was published in 1902. Within this story of her life was a unique perspective on the Civil War....

Secret soldiers.(American Civil War)
February 1, 2005... Sarah Morgan from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, watched the Union flag being raised over the courthouse. She sat down at her desk and furiously scribbled in her diary: "O if I was only a man! Then I could don the breeches, and slay them with a will!"...

Volunteers for the blue and the gray.(American Civil War)
February 1, 2005... During the early weeks of the Civil War, patriotism soared in both the North and the South. Men rushed to enlist in the Union and Confederate armies. Meanwhile, women helped the soldiers by volunteering in their home communities. Women and...

In the public eye.(Mary Todd Lincoln; Varina Howell Davis)(Biography)
February 1, 2005... Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Howell Davis were two very famous women during the Civil War. As the first ladies--Lincoln of the North and Davis of the South--they were constantly in the public eye. The two women shared some similarities....

Did you know?(American Civil War)
February 1, 2005... In the 19th century, all girls were taught to sew when they were 3 or 4 years old, They began by making clothes for their dolls, As they grew older, the girls helped their mothers sew clothing for the families. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

The past is present: dressing up for history.(battle reenactment)
February 1, 2005... Hi! I am thirteen years old, and I am a Civil War reenactor. That means I dress up in Civil War-era clothes and teach people what it was like to live almost 150 years ago. I was only six weeks old when I went to my first reenactment with my...

Remarkable women.(American Civil War)
February 1, 2005... It is hard to categorize some of the women of the Civil War. Here are a few brief descriptions of remarkable women and how they used their talents and energies during that war. HETTY CARY and her sister Jennie were well known in Baltimore,...

I spy women undercover.(American Civil War)
February 1, 2005... Women and girls of all ages worked as spies during the Civil War. Historians believe that more than one thousand females in the North and the South may have been involved in espionage. Most became spies because they desperately wanted to help...

Cracking the code.(cryptography)
February 1, 2005... General Banks is at Strasbourg with four brigades!" is really what the urgent communication above states. You could have deciphered the strange-looking message if you knew the methods used by the female spy who sent it. As clever at strategy as...

Women at war!(Going Global)
February 1, 2005... While many American women contributed to the Union or Confederate effort during the Civil War, other nineteenth-century women around the world also served as leaders in armed conflicts in their homelands. IN THE THICK OF BATTLE ...

Life.(Your Letters)(Poem)
February 1, 2005... LIFE Every day when I'm walking down the street, I wonder why, why God made me. Life is a wheel that spins around. Life is a lesson that you can't let down. Life is hard, life is blame. Life is...

My cat Sam.(Your Letters)(Poem)
February 1, 2005... MY CAT SAM My cat Sam is beautiful like the sun. We play together and have lots of fun. He likes to eat mountains of food. My cat Sam is a really cool dude. Kristine Bellini Strongsville, Ohio...

It's that way to freedom.(Your Letters)(Poem)
February 1, 2005... IT'S THAT WAY TO FREEDOM "It's that way to freedom," they say as they point north. "It's hard, and the white people along the way are both good and bad," they whisper. "Go! Go!" yells an elder. ...

Where have all the fairies gone?(Your Letters)(Poem)
February 1, 2005... WHERE HAVE ALL THE FAIRIES GONE? Where have all the fairies gone? They have lurked in the tulips for so long. Have they left without a goodbye? Have they been withered away by the ages, like...

Spring memories.(Poem)
February 1, 2005... SPRING MEMORIES As light as snow, Spring opens her eyes. As she walks, green carpets unroll. As she smells, up pop the misty morning flowers. As she laughs, all creatures big and small ...

The civil war.(Poem)
February 1, 2005... THE CIVIL WAR The feeling that day was one of gloom. Even the air was gray, as our nation was in doom. Our clothes were stained with blood, and smoke was in the air. Our feet were in the mud, ...

Gettysburg.(Poem)
February 1, 2005... GETTYSBURG Gettysburg, oh Gettysburg! How did you bear this fight? The slaughter on your rolling hills-- what a dreadful sight. Gettysburg, oh Gettysburg! Didn't your heart just break, when brother...

Dear Cobblestonians.(American Civil War)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Did you know that there were two Civil War (1861-1865) battles on the same site? Know in the South as the Battles of Manassas (for the nearby town) and in the North as the Battles of Bull Run (after the local geographic landmark), they took...

Books to read.(Digging Deeper)(A Separate Battle: Women and the Civil War)(The Civil War for Kids: A History With 21 Activities )(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
February 1, 2005... A Separate Battle: Women and the Civil War by Ina Chang (New York: Puffin Books, 1996, 800-631-8571) shows how women, despite many obstacles, carved out a variety of roles and jobs for themselves during the Civil War. Grades 4 to 7. The...

For older readers.(Digging Deeper)(Women During the Civil War: An Encyclopedia)(The Other Civil War: American Women in the Nineteenth Century)(Women in the Civil War)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Women During the Civil War: An Encyclopedia by Judith E. Harper (New York: Routledge, 2004, www.routledge-ny.com/ WomenCivilWar) offers a comprehensive look at women from all backgrounds and their many different roles during the Civil War...

On the web.(Digging Deeper)(Americancivilwar.com/women/women.html)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Americancivilwar.com/women/women.html takes you to a site where you can link to biographies of famous Civil War-era women, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Clara Barton, Mary Todd Lincoln, Varina Davis, Harriet Tubman, and more. Many include...

Places to visit.(Digging Deeper)(AMerican Civil War museums)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. This noncirculating library, which is dedicated to the history of women in America, offers manuscripts, books, photographs, oral...

Girl in Blue.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... GIRL IN BLUE by Ann Rinaldi (New York: Scholastic Press, 2001, www.scholastic.com/) is the story of Sarah Louisa Wheelock, a fictional young woman, who enlists to fight for the Union and finds herself confronted by the horrible, bloody reality...

From the archives.
February 1, 2005... For information on specific battles and the period following the Civil War, check out Navy and the Civil War (COB0401), Cavalry in the Civil War (COB0212), The Battle of Antietam: September 17, 1862 (COB9710), The Battle of Gettysburg...

Carrie's diary.(Flashback ... to Cobblestone's children in the Civil War issue)(American Civil War)
February 1, 2005... Carrie [Berry] was a young Southern girl who recorded her impressions of the Civil War. Her diary--now carefully preserved in the Atlanta (Georgia)History Center Library--brings to life the daily details of a child who witnessed war firsthand....

Brain ticklers.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... GIVE YOUR BRAIN A LITTLE TICKLE TO SEE HOW WELL YOU READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS ISSUE ON WOMEN AND THE CIVIL WAR. IF YOU BELIEVE THE ANSWER TO BE FALSE, GIVE YOURSELF THE ULTIMATE TEST AND SEE WHETHER YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHY IT IS FALSE. ANSWERS...

A final word.
February 1, 2005... THE WOMEN WRITTEN ABOUT IN THIS ISSUE TRULY STEPPED OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL ROLES EXPECTED OF FEMALES IN THE 1800S. WHICH WOMAN'S STORY INSPIRED YOU THE MOST, AND WHY?

Cartoon connection with Ebenezer & the colonel.(Comic)(Cartoon)
February 1, 2005... One fine day in the Civil War South... I'm fascinated by the daring choices made by women during the CIVIL WAR. Can you imagine being in DISGUISE? SURE! Brave... daring .. WHATEVER. But When's LUNCH? I have to get this...