willie pegram stating the army is sound. but he, the southern civilians might condemn us to dying in this cause. in one outburst against the extra arrogance of these ladies. one perhaps mistakenly directed toward phoebe pember herself because she was not attending these events. one of peppers patients at the hospital at chimborazo asks for a of pickles and pember says well those luxuries are no longer available. and the soldier back. perhaps would have more pickles if you had few were newer dresses. so this is the scene. so again, why do these women cling so fiercely to these parties? go to our original for showing their patriotism, trying preserve the cherished tenets of confedate society, reaffirming their power and their privilege using that power a privilege try and reaffirm social order below and again, trying to gained the deference of the lower classes. now, knowing the ladies did express genuine concern, genuine concern for soldiers in the hospitals, for those who were truly suffering, they weren't completely hard he