A Spartan Mother
At the first call for volunteers Col. Mayre recruits a regiment, to fight under the Confederate flag. Two of the youngest recruits were his two sons, Joe and Frank. In the second battle of B... Read allAt the first call for volunteers Col. Mayre recruits a regiment, to fight under the Confederate flag. Two of the youngest recruits were his two sons, Joe and Frank. In the second battle of Bull Run, Col. Mayre and his two sons are killed. The news of their death brings Bobby, the... Read allAt the first call for volunteers Col. Mayre recruits a regiment, to fight under the Confederate flag. Two of the youngest recruits were his two sons, Joe and Frank. In the second battle of Bull Run, Col. Mayre and his two sons are killed. The news of their death brings Bobby, the youngest son, home from college. Promptly on his return Bobby enlists. Thus Mrs. Mayre gi... Read all