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- Aug 25, 2012
I was reading in a Civil War magazine about wife going by train to see her husband. This gave me something to think about. Years ago my wife come to see me when I was stationed in Germany for 8 months. When she arrived she told me what an ordeal flying to see me was. While I am not doubting her that flying to see me was an ordeal, I wonder how her trip would compare to a Civil War wife taking a train to see her husband.
My wife drove an air conditioned car to the airport. She did have to park in the long term parking and walk in the heat to the entrance. A Civil War wife would have rode to the rail station in buggy in the heat and dust or walked to the train station. I guess the Civil War wife wins this one.
It was a 12 hour fight to Germany for my wife and she said the seat was not comfortable. A Civil War wife might have rode the train for two days or more. I am not sure how comfortable train seats were in the 1860s. Is this one a draw?
My wife did not enjoy the air line food. I am not sure what a wife traveling by train ate nor how good the food tasted. Not enough information to decide on a winner.
My wife did not like that she only got a half a can of pop and a lot of ice. A wife on the train in the 1860s was lucky to get clean water and probably did not get ice in her water. I think the Civil War wife wins this one.
My wife hated the small bathroom on the plane. I do not even want to think about the "lady's room" on a Civil War train. To gross to think about so no winner.
My wife said the passenger in the seat behind her stank. During the Civil War many of the passengers probably stank, especially after a couple of days on a train. Stink is stink so I guess this is a tie.
Again I am not questioning the great sacrifice my wife made to fly to Germany to see me and I am certain it was an ordeal for her. Still I wonder about just what an ordeal it was for a wife during the Civil War to ride on a train to visit their husband.
So now some questions: If the train ride took more than a day or two how did a woman change in to clean clothes? If she opened the window to get some fresh air would not the smoke from the engine and perhaps embers come through the window? Were train seats cushioned at the time of the Civil War? Would there have been sleeping cars or club cars? I still do not want to think about the lady's room on trains.
My wife drove an air conditioned car to the airport. She did have to park in the long term parking and walk in the heat to the entrance. A Civil War wife would have rode to the rail station in buggy in the heat and dust or walked to the train station. I guess the Civil War wife wins this one.
It was a 12 hour fight to Germany for my wife and she said the seat was not comfortable. A Civil War wife might have rode the train for two days or more. I am not sure how comfortable train seats were in the 1860s. Is this one a draw?
My wife did not enjoy the air line food. I am not sure what a wife traveling by train ate nor how good the food tasted. Not enough information to decide on a winner.
My wife did not like that she only got a half a can of pop and a lot of ice. A wife on the train in the 1860s was lucky to get clean water and probably did not get ice in her water. I think the Civil War wife wins this one.
My wife hated the small bathroom on the plane. I do not even want to think about the "lady's room" on a Civil War train. To gross to think about so no winner.
My wife said the passenger in the seat behind her stank. During the Civil War many of the passengers probably stank, especially after a couple of days on a train. Stink is stink so I guess this is a tie.
Again I am not questioning the great sacrifice my wife made to fly to Germany to see me and I am certain it was an ordeal for her. Still I wonder about just what an ordeal it was for a wife during the Civil War to ride on a train to visit their husband.
So now some questions: If the train ride took more than a day or two how did a woman change in to clean clothes? If she opened the window to get some fresh air would not the smoke from the engine and perhaps embers come through the window? Were train seats cushioned at the time of the Civil War? Would there have been sleeping cars or club cars? I still do not want to think about the lady's room on trains.