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THE SOLDIERS' AID SOCIETY OF PULASKI COUNTY

   At the beginning of the War Between the States the Soldiers' Aid Society was
organized by the women of Pulaski County to furnish clothing, food or any
supplies that were needed by those who had gone in defense of their country.
There was scarcely a family in the county which had not its representative upon
the field. These women gave the best of their time, their money, and their
household goods to furnish all things needed. Linen sheets, pillow cases,
hand-kerchiefs and clothing were gladly contributed for use as bandages and lint
for the wounded ones. Carpets were ripped from floors to furnish warm covering
upon the cold Virginia mountain sides. Little girls knitted and sewed. Spinning,
weaving, and dyeing cloth was done in the homes. None but those who lived at
that time can estimate the sacrifices so cheerfully made. It was an Aid Society
in every sense of the word. This band of women met weekly. They cut out all
kinds of clothing for the soldiers which was distributed for others to make.
They knitted socks and made knap-sacks, gloves, and a kind of helmet for the
head. In every suit was put a little mending bag, and often a note of cheer was
dropped in. They packed boxes to send the soldiers. Everybody contributed to
these bread, biscuits, ham, chicken, ginger-bread, etc. The joy these boxes
carried to the soldiers cannot be told.

   Not only were the soldiers helped, but many a soldier's wife and children at
home received assistance and sympathy. These devoted women left nothing undone
that could aid or relieve.

   History may relate how men fought and sacrificed life in defense of the land
they loved, but no history yet written has begun to tell what battles were
fought by the women at home.

   These women of our county are a part of our immortal history.



Additional Comments:
Extracted from 
"HISTORY OF PULASKI COUNTY GEORGIA"

OFFICIAL HISTORY

COMPILED BY THE HAWKINSVILLE CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
PRESS OF WALTER W. BROWN PUBLISHING COMPANY
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

(1935)

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