tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post5018448792389862124..comments2024-03-28T21:33:06.181-04:00Comments on Hope. Dreams. Life... Love: Women In CombatElaine Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05668294337075373288noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-21859338881435428712009-08-13T02:55:42.426-04:002009-08-13T02:55:42.426-04:00interesting post. I began my love of romance with...interesting post. I began my love of romance with civil war stories.<br /><br />Never wrote one. Will have to get some of our Roses now!Kathye Quickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689731913318677231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-71325447799427692702009-08-06T11:14:14.754-04:002009-08-06T11:14:14.754-04:00Thanks to everyone for stopping by. If you enjoye...Thanks to everyone for stopping by. If you enjoyed this post you should hear me lecture at school on the contributions of women to history. I'll be sure to look for your books. Like you, I love a good war story.Elaine Cantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668294337075373288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-73031909363899343512009-08-05T21:25:40.476-04:002009-08-05T21:25:40.476-04:00LOL. Great post. I always thought of women as camp...LOL. Great post. I always thought of women as camp followers... My husband's ancestor walked to the Civil War from Missouri. His wife and children followed him later. Then they walked back, kept going, and stopped in Colorado. The world was very different back then. ;)Skhyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623285634625677894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-71607721395575356162009-08-05T18:58:23.896-04:002009-08-05T18:58:23.896-04:00Hi Elaine,.
Fascinating article.
Regards
MargaretHi Elaine,.<br />Fascinating article.<br />Regards<br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-47219410053373703582009-08-05T18:05:27.830-04:002009-08-05T18:05:27.830-04:00Great blog, Elaine. I too found it amazing that wo...Great blog, Elaine. I too found it amazing that women actually found in the Civil War. My novel, SECRETS AND SACRIFICES, which was released 3 years ago, features a heroine who does just what you describe--she runs off and enlists in the Confederate army. It must be a topic that readers like since the book is still selling well.<br /><br />Thanks for talking about this subject, which is near and dear to my heart as well.<br /><br />~DianeDiane M. Wyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194277747003041644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-67664247500594138482009-08-05T17:42:41.887-04:002009-08-05T17:42:41.887-04:00The role of women in the Civil War is fascinating....The role of women in the Civil War is fascinating.THey were so more involved in actual combat than anyone really realized. Thanks for your post.Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-84349563839072746262009-08-05T16:40:44.103-04:002009-08-05T16:40:44.103-04:00Great info, Elaine! Wish the history books would r...Great info, Elaine! Wish the history books would reflect the real story. The logistics of hiding your gender among men just boggles my mind.Cate Mastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371792447604980848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-14963120774401337582009-08-05T13:15:15.326-04:002009-08-05T13:15:15.326-04:00This is such a fascinating subject, Elaine! I'...This is such a fascinating subject, Elaine! I've done a lot of research on this myself and have two upcoming romances featuring heroines who are Civil War soldiers. <br /><br />Confederate Rose will be a September release from The Wild Rose Press, the other story is novella length and will be among those featured in the upcoming Christmas anthology, An American Rose Christmas.Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-56223848558137702712009-08-05T11:56:05.398-04:002009-08-05T11:56:05.398-04:00Hi, ladies, thanks for stopping by. I was intrigu...Hi, ladies, thanks for stopping by. I was intrigued by women in the army when I read Little Women as a girl. Remember the second March daughter Jo? She wanted at one time to run away and fight. Anyway, when I started my Civil War series I was going to do women spies, but I remembered about women in the army and did that instead. It's amazing how many women actually fought! Kaylea, thanks for your Gettysburg story. I haven't heard that one. Sandy, I found a source where a woman is writing about that topic. It isn't posted yet, but if she finishes it I'll try to give you a heads up. Jennifer, Sara Edmonds looked good as a man or a woman I thought.Elaine Cantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668294337075373288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-39302687318244023592009-08-05T10:11:39.417-04:002009-08-05T10:11:39.417-04:00Such good information! Never really knew any women...Such good information! Never really knew any women served the whole war, had heard some tried to do it. We women aren't so namby-pamby after all, are we! Wonder what they did during THAT time of the month? Sandy<br />www.sandywick.comSandy Wickersham-McWhorterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692501263580455866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-86793510679049538442009-08-04T23:34:47.644-04:002009-08-04T23:34:47.644-04:00Hi Elaine! I'm a fellow TWRP author and a Civi...Hi Elaine! I'm a fellow TWRP author and a Civil War nut. Loved your post, especially since I'm Canadian. Lord only knows how I got hooked on the Civil War, but it doesn't really matter, does it? I read an article a long time ago about finding a woman dead on the battlefield after Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. They found her and her husband lying dead a few yards apart near the high water mark, both wearing matching wedding bands. If I remember where I saw the article, I'll let you know. <br />Happy writing!Kaylea Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09865705591442097978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565893280908397886.post-6234101555610982762009-08-04T21:31:28.830-04:002009-08-04T21:31:28.830-04:00Thanks for highlighting the Sara Edmonds story in ...Thanks for highlighting the Sara Edmonds story in full. On our blog tour I meant to link to her story, but the link didn't show up. And it seems to me, frail and less intelligent since I am a woman, that the women in combat question was settled over 140 years ago. Men have a hard time keeping up, huh?Jennifer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16529992075374727048noreply@blogger.com