How did Civil War women deal with the loss of their husbands?

Posted 10/2/2015 By Katie Brackett Fialka

Angela Elder discusses how widows dealt with the loss of their husbands during and after the Civil War.

The Infamous "Woman Order" of Occupied New Orleans

Good afternoon! Earlier today, we shared an image of a Baltimore woman flaunting her Confederate sympathies which drew parallels to the actions of the women of Union-occupied New Orleans. Therefore, we thought it fitting to continue our Women's History Month celebration by posting Major General Benjamin Butler's Infamous General Orders No. 28:

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