The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10
W 0 ME- n OF
CONFEOERACY

The sublime devotion 10 the sacred
cause. and the extent of sacrifice ex-
hibited by our fearless Southern wo-
men Is without parallel In history. It
has become proverbial tocan wban
success mas been attained TO say;
Let our prevailing Ladies' set the bali
In motion This could truthfulIy he
said of the Mothers OF the Confcd-
eracy.h Volumes could ne written on
the conduct of our noble women dur
ing the great struggle, but In this
paper / shall skstch briefly tho ro-
b!iity OF the Southern women ami their
achievements.
II has been said: - war story
without good woman to figure in It
is like a man devoid OF mind" Tho
women. single and married, were ths
soul OF the Confederacy. Those sho
had swesthesrts and wives fought 10,
them as much for the Confederate
cause. and the ladies were President
paSis's best conscrint friends.
When in 1861 the South rose in her
might and declared she would DE.
fend by force of arms the liberties
that belonged to the people. she
husband and son to battle for the
rEht. When nome they brought her
hrstborG, hero martyred upon tina
altar OF the fatherland. she stihed her
sohs in her bosom, and with blessing
sent forth ne. younger son, left for the
front 70 tlose the Widening breach in
THAT fatnl firing line,
II was she who knit, dnrneh and
fed the hungry soldNrs defending
often the sacred hepr,hstone frem the
ruthless invaders, The time came
when those who had bean deemed
weakest. suddenly appeared AZ the
most efficient and iRdomitahle. The
courage which the men displayed was
wonderful but not greater than that
shown 10y the Southern women at
home. There was perhaps not
doubtful woman within the limits OF
the Coufcderacy So while their huse
bands, fathers and sons fought IN the
field, they performed the agnnIzIpg
part OF waiting at home with SOL
dicr's courage. they bore soldiers
hardship.
For four long years they llstene6
to the noise OF guns, awaiting with
ianched faces. but with undaunted
hearts. the news of the battle after
battle. buried their beloved ones with
tears; stlll amid tears encouraging
the surviving ones to fight on 1t IL a
force which cannot be estimated.
When the secession came. Mrs, Sapo-
leon Lockett n loyal daughter of the
South. asked the noted Prussian art
list, Ntchola Marshall, to design a
flag, not too unlike the United States.
but one easily distinguished at a dis
lance. Out Of three designs she choss
the present one, IT was 'hrst raised
in Montgomery, Ala. March, 1861. by
Miss J. C. Tyler. of Virginia. Again
she appealed to him to design a up,r
form. After moments thought she
suggested the gray uniform worn by
the Austrian sharpshoasers. Do we
know it was woman who was the
heroine of little Bethel Pushing
bare!loaded. hurrylpg alone and de-
fenseless. she warned her people af
impending danger Thus Mrs, Hannah
y, Turner aided In winning q glorious
splre, was II any wonder that our
little band of Confedoratos. inspired
by noble women, representing as II
were he flower OF two colonial States
shnuld have fought as they did? The
camp AMI United Daughters OF The
ccnfederRcy OF IIampton will erect
monument to her, Whose memory Is
dcarer than Mlss olivia Floyd's. the
story OF whose life, snffsringa, strug-
tho south Will ever he honored for
her fajthfulnsss? Whose sufferings
were greater thsa Mira, Mary Black
huvn Morris: It was said she suf-
fered perhaps as great indignit,es and
was subjected to as much crUil and
barbaraus treatment az any other per-
son inoarcerated In tho county has
tiles during the war, The hernie kil-
lie Russell, who found . desperately
wounded man lying or the Hardy bat
ueneld, took his head In her lap, cit
ting IN one position thraughous vhe
weary hours of thu nlsht, surrounded
by tho dead and dylns, carefully nursed
her charge baek to life,
The daring ride az Rosa LsHehqp a
Cuban glpl stealing from home In tho
nigh. giving important lnforn,Atian
To Captain Dickson returning home
before daylight, Time and again this
daughter aided and ahetted the South+-
ern cause.
When we needed help. the resource
ful. energetic and devoted Mrs, Brad-
ley T, Johnson, q daughter OF North
Carolina, appealed TO her home Slata
for arms and supplies, No greater de-
Votion to tho CAUSE wae shown than by
tirA sIsters Of CeDePai Geopse W