A very nicely preserved, decorative Civil War Almanac designed specifically with the women who remained at home.
It includes a full page engraving of a soldier carrying the American flag into battle with Confederate soldier slain on the ground, history of the American flag [with engraving], Pity the Poor [on taking care of those left widows and orphans during the war], How an Army Moves, The Soldier's Departure [Poem] with full-page engraving of a soldier leaving his wife, children, and mother, How to Distinguish [Union] Officers, Who Gives the Most [on sacrifices needing to be made during the war], Old-Fashioned Love Letters [between Margaret and John Winthrop], A True Hero [Carnifex Ferry, Elkwater, Cheat Mountain, etc.] with a full page engraving, Woman's Aid to the National Cause [on the Woman's Central Association of Relief, including the Articles of Organization, etc.], To the Loyal Women of America, The Cause [Women] in New England, Aid to Families of Massachusetts Volunteers, Rules for Crocheting Soldiers' Mittens, The Women of 1776, etc.
The Lady's Almanac, for the Year 1862. Boston. Issued by George Coolidge. Published by J. E. Tilton & Co. 1862. 128pp + catalogue.
Very good with only slightest rubbing at extremities, very slight tenderness between signatures. Solid and clean. Scarce.
