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Southern belles were expected to marry respectable young men, and become ladies of society dedicated to the family and community. [1] The Southern belle archetype is characterized by Southern hospitality, a cultivation of beauty, and a flirtatious yet chaste demeanor. [2] For example, Sallie Ward, who was born into the planter class of Kentucky ...
Sallie Rhett Roman's aristocratic life as a Southern belle was impacted heavily by the Civil War. [8] The family's income from the Roman family's sugar plantation was decimated by reconstruction , and the property was eventually lost to creditors. [ 7 ]
Ward was a Southern belle and socialite. [4] She spoke French and played several instruments. [2] She became one of the first women in the United States to wear cosmetics and wore daring outfits. [2] She organized one of the first proper-style dress balls in Kentucky. [4] She paved the way for wearing several types of dresses during a given ...
During the 1961-1965 American Civil War Centennial young men dressed in Confederate uniforms would be photographed with the Southern Belles. In the early 1960s a custom photography boat named Miss Cover Girl was introduced, and the park became a popular site for the filming of television commercials.
John Bell Hood (June 1 [2] or June 29, [3] 1831 – August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood's impetuosity led to high losses among his troops as he moved up in rank. Bruce Catton wrote that "the decision to replace Johnston with Hood was probably the single largest mistake that either government made ...
Maria Isabella "Belle" Boyd was born on May 9, 1844, in Martinsburg, Virginia (now part of West Virginia). [10] She was the eldest child of Benjamin Reed and Mary Rebecca (Glenn) Boyd. [ 11 ] She described her childhood as idyllic. [ 12 ]
Mary Chesnut was born on March 31, 1823, on her maternal grandparents' plantation, called Mount Pleasant, near Stateburg, South Carolina, in the High Hills of Santee.Her parents were Stephen Decatur Miller (1788–1838), who had served as a U.S. Representative, and Mary Boykin (1804–85).
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.