Northern Light
Lt. Colonel
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2014
So, was this considered a good thing or a bad thing or did it depend on which end of the stick you were holding. Your post makes it sound as if it was considered to be a proper thing to do, while Diane's makes it sound rather scheming and cold-blooded.Pension brides were a feature of, especially, the years of the Great Depression, but also common before that in areas like the South with its depressed agricultural economy. It was considered a plum if a younger woman or girl could snag a veteran with his guaranteed pension income, however small. ( And remember that even if the Federal government didn't award pensions to ex-Confederates, the states of the former Confederacy DID. )