GWTW
Reminds me of when Scarlet Melanie and Mamie and or Prissie were all guarding the house. Guess that happened a lot though.
shareYes, it does.
shareaccording to wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Era), it does state:
Over a quarter of Southern white men of military age — the backbone of the South's white workforce — died during the war, leaving countless families destitute.
So, it may not be too far-fetched for many homes during Reconstruction to have been left in the care of the elderly, young children, and women. share