. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . CHAPTER XLII A CONNECTICUT WOMAN AT THE She gave her life for the war of secession was remarkable in many ways,but in none more so than in the action taken bybrave, devoted women. To tell the story of what woman did for the causeof the Union would fill many volumes, but it wouldbe a story of unparalleled devotion to principle, of ^^^N self-sacrificing- labor, of trials and sufferings, all borne willingl
. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . CHAPTER XLII A CONNECTICUT WOMAN AT THE She gave her life for the war of secession was remarkable in many ways,but in none more so than in the action taken bybrave, devoted women. To tell the story of what woman did for the causeof the Union would fill many volumes, but it wouldbe a story of unparalleled devotion to principle, of ^^^N self-sacrificing- labor, of trials and sufferings, all borne willingly and without a murmur. It would tell of women urgingtheir husbands to think first of country, of mothers sending their sons tothe war, of sweethearts cheerfully resigning hopes of present haj^pinessfor the sake of the country they loved. At a fair held in Washington for the relief of the suffering soldiers andtheir families. President Lincoln made the following remarks: This extraordinary war in which we are engaged falls heavily uponall classes of people, but the most heavily upon the soldier. For it hathbeen said, All that a man hath will he give for his life: and while allcontribute of their substance, the soldie
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