Within hours of the beginning of the Civil War, the women of the North began to come together to provide support for the thousands of men who eagerly volunteered to put down the Southern rebellion. In Madison, Wisconsin, Emily Quiner and her sisters began raising money and sewing a regimental flag for the brave boys of Wisconsin. On Saturday, April 20th, Emily and her sister Maria raised $84.00 to support the war effort. Emily’s efforts and those of other Wisconsin women were encouraged on April 22, 1861 by Governor Alexander in a letter to the “Patriotic Women of Wisconsin”. He asked Wisconsi ..read more

As the men of Fort Sumter prepared to board the Baltic on April 14, 1861, one woman joined the Union’s evacuation from Charleston. Matilda Anne (Annie) Davis, the sister of Lieutenant Jefferson C. Davis, was a student at Madame Bounetheau’s Charleston Ladies Seminary. Her classmates included the daughters of prominent Charleston families. In early March, her classmates sent bouquets of flowers to welcome General Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard to the command of Confederate forces in Charleston. Annie defiantly sent a bouquet of flowers to the garrison at Fort Sumter. Madame Bounetheau’s semi ..read more

Like many of you, I have found my life altered by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Thankfully no one in my family has been inflicted with the virus, however, the closing of libraries and archives and restrictions on travel have limited my research. As libraries have slowly begun to reopen I have been able to return to research on women of the Civil War. Although I will always feel great affection and gratitude for the women in Such Anxious Hours, I am now working on the histories of other women during the Civil War-the women who were housed in federal military facilities in Charleston duri ..read more

An outstanding review of Such Anxious Hours was presented in History.Net on June 6th. Reviewer Melissa A Winn lauds the way in which I “brilliantly runs the letters and diaries in chronological order and places the material in historical context”. See Daly Carr_Such Anxious Hours_History Net_2020-06-16.pdf ..read more

March 25, 2020: WEMTA Author Fair, Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells WI, 1:00-3:00. April 25, 2020: Beyond the Battlefield: The Civil War History Forum, Civil War Museum, Kenosha WI, 8:30-4:00, Register at https://84428.blackbaudhosting.com/84428/Beyond-the-Battlefield-The-Civil-War-Social-History-Forum. May 11, 2020: Launch party at Room of One’s Own, 315 W. Gorham Street, Madison WI, 6:00-7:30. May 19, 2020: Such Anxious Hours Book Talk, Delphi Public Library, 222 E. Main Street, Delphi IN, 6:30-7:30. June 7, 2020: Sarah and Norman Powers; Powers Walker House, Route 31 and Harts R ..read more

Please join me and other local authors at the Waunakee Public Library on Saturday, February 22 from 1:00-3:00. This event will provide the opportunity to chat with twenty-one local authors and purchase their books. The Friends of the Waunakee Public Library are sponsoring this event and will provide refreshments. See https://www.facebook.com/events/626927248070774/?active_tab=about for a list of participating authors ..read more

Such Anxious Hours will be presented at the Stoughton Area Senior Center on Wednesday, March 4th at 1:00 p.m. In this program I will share the stories of the eight women featured in my book. Copies will be available for purchase. The Stoughton Area Senior Center is located at 248 West Main Street ..read more

The story of Belle Arnold Sleeper will be presented at the Berlin Senior Center on Saturday, February 15th at 1:00 p.m. This program, sponsored by the Berlin Area Historical Society, will also introduce the women in Such Anxious Hours. Copies of my book will be available for purchase. The Center is located at 142 Water Street ..read more

Details on the February 1 program at the Dwight Foster Public Library in Fort Atkinson are detailed in January 9, 2020 issue of the Lake Mills Leader. See http://www.hngnews.com/lake_mills_leader/community/article_78ccdccf-a935-54bb-b86e-3424066e1479.html ..read more

Such Anxious Hours was included in a listing of 2019 books by Wisconsin authors in the December 19, 2019 issue of Isthmus. The reviewer notes, “Agonies of their home front are heartbreaking.” See https://isthmus.com/arts/books/wisconsin-authors-2019-books ..read more