Females Were Bystanders
When interviewed Peggy discussed how she dreaded the day he was going to be called up. Peggy discussed how the men were sent to Tallahassee and all their wives were put up in a hotel. The wives received instructions at the hotel that informed them to return home and discuss with absolutely no-one about where their husbands were sent. Thus, Peggy did just as all the other women did as she bid her husband farewell and prayed that her husband along with the other men would make it to their destination safe and sound. When this occurred Billie and Peggy had come to the realization that they had been married for just six weeks, a short but euphoric time.
Females Were Bystanders
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The women returned back to their homes and went about their business, holding the secrets they had to. As time went on, one by one they began to receive word that their loved ones had arrived safely. For Peggy, this was one of the last pieces of information she would receive… Peggy never received any more intel or information about her husband over the course of the war. Her husband Lieutenant Billie Harris’ whereabouts were unknown to his beloved wife. The army underwent major beurocracy and organizational issues that led to information being lost and misconveyed all the time.
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