A lengthy report of the Ladies’ Soldiers’ Aid Society at Keokuk, published in the papers of that city, concludes as follows:–
To the women of Iowa we would say, every breeze comes freighted with blessings for you from those you have so generously helped. Let us not pause in the work; but in our holy cause rather let us imitate the misguided zeal of Southern women who in the cause of treason and rebellion, sell their jewels and silver for the soldier’s comforts; who tear up their carpets for the solder’s blanket; who strip their silk dresses for the soldier’s banner, and who do the work of servants that they may contribute to the soldier’s aid. While our men from Iowa win, by their valorous deeds, the title of “Bravest of the Brave,” let them be able to say: “our Iowa women have strengthened us for the battle as well as hailed our victories with pride and joy.”
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, April 17, 1862, p. 2
To the women of Iowa we would say, every breeze comes freighted with blessings for you from those you have so generously helped. Let us not pause in the work; but in our holy cause rather let us imitate the misguided zeal of Southern women who in the cause of treason and rebellion, sell their jewels and silver for the soldier’s comforts; who tear up their carpets for the solder’s blanket; who strip their silk dresses for the soldier’s banner, and who do the work of servants that they may contribute to the soldier’s aid. While our men from Iowa win, by their valorous deeds, the title of “Bravest of the Brave,” let them be able to say: “our Iowa women have strengthened us for the battle as well as hailed our victories with pride and joy.”
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, April 17, 1862, p. 2
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