Throwback Thursday: Women and the Civil War: Homefront & Battlefield

Join author Stephanie Grace Whitson as she discusses the real life events behind her newest historical novel, Daughter of the Regiment and presents historical artifacts from the Civil War at this event sponsored by the Nashville Metro Archives.

During the American Civil War, thousands of women organized to join the war efforts, turning their attention from household to battle in support of the soldiers. In her new novel, Daughter of the Regiment, Stephanie Grace Whitson describes this tumultuous time in history through life-threatening encounters and action-filled romance, sweeping readers into the world of Irish immigrant Maggie Malone and her privileged neighbor, Elizabeth Blair.

Inspired by women known as “vivandièeres” or “daughters of the regiment,” Whitson studied a number of women in both the Union and the Confederate armies who earned the title. Although “daughters” were probably initially seen as a kind of mascot, “guardian angel,” or nurse, the realities of war expanded their roles. Daughters of the Regiment did much more than carry water and tend the wounded. Some rallied their men to fight, and some carried the regimental colors on the march and in the field. Others took part in battles.

Daughter of the Regiment demonstrates that we all have potential for determination and courage in times of uncertainty and will appeal to American history buffs, inspirational romance readers, and fiction audiences alike. Daughter of the Regiment is available for purchase wherever books are sold.