To learn more about the experiences of Confederate women during Reconstruction, read the life story of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas.government required Confederate women to take loyalty oaths, pair these sources with Changing the Rules of War. To help students understand why the U.S.Ask students to critique the historical accuracy in Rogers’ sculpture and suggest changes that would more accurately reflect reconciliation.government’s attempt to repatriate Confederate supporters during and after the Civil War. Use these sources in any lesson about the U.S.The sculpture came to be considered his masterpiece, and it was one of only two Civil War-themed sculptures that he continued to sell until his retirement in 1892. John Rogers sold so many copies that his workshop could not keep up with the demand.
This sculpture struck a chord with white Americans in the post-war era. He has come with the white family and holds the basket that will be filled with rations after the oath. An officer taking off his cap, a sign of respect, represents the Union. Rogers used a woman and child because he knew they would evoke sympathy. They have come to take the oath in order to receive rations they need. A genteel white woman and her young child represent the Confederacy. It uses the well-known practice of taking loyalty oaths to represent the daunting task of reuniting the Union and Confederacy. He sculpted this scene, entitled Taking the Oath and Drawing Rations, seven months after the end of the Civil War. The second item is a sculpture by artist John Rogers. Loyalty oaths varied from region to region because different commanding officers determined the phrasing and demands of the oaths. Missouri was a border state, but tens of thousands of Missourians supported and fought for the Confederacy.
The first item in this pair of sources is a loyalty oath signed by Margaret Dunn in Missouri in 1862. Witness my hand and official seal the date aforesaid. Louis, this the 13th day of September, 1862. Subscribed and sworn to, before me, at the city of St. I am honest and determined to stay loyal. I will not work with the enemies of the United States or Missouri, or give them any kind of help. I, Margaret Dunn, swear to remain loyal to the United States and the Provisional Government of Missouri.
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Dunn Teacher in the Benton School, do solemnly swear that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Missouri, against all enemies and opposers, whether Domestic or Foreign that I will bear truth faith, loyalty, and allegiance to the United States, and will not, directly or indirectly, adhere to the enemies or opposers thereof, or of the Provisional Government of the State of Missouri, by giving them aid and comfort, any ordinance, law, or resolution of any State Convention or Legislature, or of any order or organization, secret or otherwise, to the contrary notwithstanding and that I do this with a full and honest determination, pledge and purpose to keep and perform the same, without any mental reservation or evasion whatever: So help me God.
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