. Woman's work in the Civil War : a record of heroism, patriotism and patience . but she incited her husband tooffer himself to his country, and gladly accompanied him, sharingall his privations, and creating for him, amid the rudest sur-roundings, home with all its comforts and enjoyments. At the commencement of the war, Mrs. Spencer was living atOswego, New York, which had been her residence for manyyears. Her husband, Captain R. H. Spencer, had been formerlycommander of several of the finest vessels which sail from thatport in the trade upon the upper lakes. But for some years hehad remaine
. Woman's work in the Civil War : a record of heroism, patriotism and patience . but she incited her husband tooffer himself to his country, and gladly accompanied him, sharingall his privations, and creating for him, amid the rudest sur-roundings, home with all its comforts and enjoyments. At the commencement of the war, Mrs. Spencer was living atOswego, New York, which had been her residence for manyyears. Her husband, Captain R. H. Spencer, had been formerlycommander of several of the finest vessels which sail from thatport in the trade upon the upper lakes. But for some years hehad remained on shore, and devoted himself to the occupation ofteaching, in which he had a very fine reputation. Mrs. Spencerwas also a teacher, and both were connected with the publicschools for which that city is celebrated. Mr. Spencer was a member of that wing of the Democraticparty which opposed the war, and his age already exempted himfrom military duty. When, therefore, immediately after the battle of Antietam heannounced to Mrs. Spencer that he had resolved to enlist in the 404. Spencer. I MRS. E. H. SPENCER. 405 Regiment then rapidly forming in that city, she knew well, asdid all who knew him, that only an imperative sense of personalduty had led to the decision. Oswego had to mourn the most irreparable losses in that flower of her young men had been cut down, and manyhomes made desolate. Mr. Spencer, like many others, felt im-pelled to add himself to the patriot ranks, and help to fill thegaps left by the fallen. Mrs. Spencer, whose name and person had long been familiarto the sick and suffering at home, had often longed for the powerof ministering to those who had taken their lives in their hands,and gone forth in the service of their country. And she now notonly gave her husband to the work, but resolved to aid him init. She might not stand by his side, in the armed ranks, butthere was, for her, service as arduous and important, for which shewas peculiarly
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