To the Women of the Confederacy.

A curious production by a woman author who herself was born in the last year of the Civil War


This poem written by Mary Russell Holeman (1865-1938) of Durham, North Carolina, honors the tenacity and courage of Confederate women during both the Civil War and the years following. The poem is printed is printed on Confederate gray card stock as are the larger cardstock covers.

The poem opens with the first stanza as follows: “Oh, WOMAN of the grand old South! / When greeted by the cannon’s mouth, / Undaunted, in true courage stood, Endured as only woman could.” Eight more stanzas, typically four-lines each comprise the remainder of the poem.

Upon the front wrap crossed Confederate flags are seen beneath a portrait of a young woman. This woman bears a strong resemblance and likely is “Winnie” Davis, daughter of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who earned the sobriquet of “The Daughter of the Confederacy.”

A curious production by a woman author who herself was born in the last year of the Civil War, but months after the formal ceasing of hostilities.


Description: To the Women of the Confederacy.

[Durham, North Carolina]. 1915. [2]pp. Privately Printed. First and only edition. Cardstock covers, oval portrait of a woman mounted to front. Near fine condition.

[3726557]

OCLC returns one copy at Brown.


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