A brief pause for Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day to those who read and follow CivilianWartime!  As we go about remembering our war dead, pause for a second and recall the experiences of those whose words are remembered in this blog.  Men, women, and children – much like us- thrown into a set of experiences that no one thought would last longer than a few months.  May 1862, war has been declared for over a year now, many men have come home in boxes (if they came home at all) while others are permanently scarred – physically and mentally.  Now, with hindsight, we know the full scope of the war’s toll on our country, the difficult progression of events that will lead to the war’s end, and the struggles ahead to reunite north and south.  Continue to read these “words of history” and imagine if you would have the strength and fortitude to fight a war that you didn’t start, step into leadership roles you didn’t want, and live without luxuries such as coffee, sugar, salt, flour, and candles as the war progresses.

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