Harms88
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- Oct 13, 2019
I’m working on a new story and am planning on having a POV character who is a Lieutenant in the Regular Army. I want to give him a wife but I want to make sure that I portray her properly within the world of the 1860’s Regular Army.
Now my question is, what was the regulations for women accompanying the army? Obviously you see officers who have their wives with them, especially in the CS army, such as John B. Gordon or A.P. Hill whose wife was very active in his command when he was down with sickness to the point that the soldiers gave her a nickname that was basically “The Petticoat General” or something like that I forget the name.
Could the wives of Regular officers accompany them on campaign? Was there a limit on how many women could accompany a regiment?
I know with the British Royal Army, at least during the time of the Revolution, the limit was 3 per 100 men and the Hessians also had a similar structure. Is there a similar regulation for women in the US Regulars.
Now my question is, what was the regulations for women accompanying the army? Obviously you see officers who have their wives with them, especially in the CS army, such as John B. Gordon or A.P. Hill whose wife was very active in his command when he was down with sickness to the point that the soldiers gave her a nickname that was basically “The Petticoat General” or something like that I forget the name.
Could the wives of Regular officers accompany them on campaign? Was there a limit on how many women could accompany a regiment?
I know with the British Royal Army, at least during the time of the Revolution, the limit was 3 per 100 men and the Hessians also had a similar structure. Is there a similar regulation for women in the US Regulars.