More Civil War Squares

 Have been making civil war quilt squares like crazy. These are about half of the last batch, then I can put Judy's quilt together.....This first sqaure is known as "Anxieties". Letter to follow ..........learning a lot as I make these swatches into squares. "We can defend our country, repel the foe, and trnasmit the priceless heritage of freedom to our children if we will. Failing, we can but die. Death is such a struggle, as is glory.  Submission to the Federal tyrant is infamy and slavery." ( 1862)

                                                             "Battle of Springfield"

                                                     "Beauregard's Narrow Escape"

                                                              "Churn Dash"

                                                             "Confederate Flag"

                                                                    "Dark Gloom"

                                                            "Fasting and Knitting"

                                                               "Finding the Rebels"

                                                                            "Foragers"

                                                          "Farce of Reconstruction"

                                                                          "Full Pay"

                                                            "Greenfield and Stockton"
(Letter written by Rachel  Loraine Richmond, June 13tyh, 1862)
"Very warm. It rained this morning but clered up at about nine clock. I wrote a letter to cousin Libby this morning, announcing that we should leave for Monroe on Monday next, should nothing unforeseen occur to present. We had a dish of splendid, luschious strawberries for tea this evening from our own garden, the first of the sason. Captain Ed Pierce of the  Pet Third arrived at home on fulough, being in very poor heatlth.  I understand that Captains Charlie Lyon and Israel Smith are expected soon for the same cause. This day, the 13th of June, is the first anniversary of the departure of the Third for the war. A whole year has passed and those whom we expected would be called into immediae action were engaged in their first battle, only last week. When shall we welcome them home again? Our separation may be for ears and it may be for ever. Oh, that this devastating, desolating war were at an end."  (( From Diary of a Civil War Quilt, by Rosemary Youngs)