Civil War Women
Bios and stories about women of the Civil War era, how they lived, what they did to survive
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Mary Craig Wharton Wadsworth - 53 days ago
Wife of Union General James Samuel Wadsworth Mary Craig Wharton was born on August 24, 1814, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James Samuel Wadsworth was born on October 30, 1807, to wealthy parents, James and Naomi Wolcott Wadsworth, at Geneseo, the seat... Topics: Wives of Generals

Pauline Clarke Mosby - 59 days ago
Wife of Confederate General John Singleton Mosby Pauline Clarke was born in Kentucky on March 30, 1837. Her father, Beverly J. Clarke, was an active attorney and a former US Congressman and diplomat from Franklin, Kentucky. John Singleton Mosby was born.. Topics: Wives of Generals

Harriet Selden Heth - 66 days ago
Wife of Confederate Major General Henry Heth Harriet Cary Selden was born on October 13, 1834, in Richmond, Virginia. Henry Heth (pronounced Heeth) was born on December 16, 1825, at Black Heath in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He was the son of Margaret. Topics: Wives of Generals

Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge - 79 days ago
Wife of General John Cabell Breckinridge Mary Cyrene Burch was born in 1826, the daughter of Clifton Rhodes Burch and Alethia Viley Burch. Born at Cabell's Dale, the family estate near Lexington, Kentucky, on January 16, 1821, John Cabell... Topics: Wives of Generals

Agnes Maxwell Kearny - 84 days ago
Wife of Union General Philip Kearney Philip Kearny Jr. was born on June 2, 1815, at 3 Broadway in New York City. His parents were Philip Kearny Sr., a well-to-do financier, and Susan Watts Kearny, daughter of the immensely wealthy John Watts. Although... Topics: Wives of Generals




