I have been tagged.... |
-During my tour of Europe on the way to Russia, I met Emperor Napoleon III of France, and his wife, Empress Eugenie. My husband Francis met Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, but it was males only, so ...
Posted by Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Queen of the Confederacy on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:23:00 PST |
A letter to my dear Mother, December 2, 1859 |
St. Petersburg Dec 2d. 1859
My dearest Mother,
I received your short note with Jemine's letter of Oct 24th. last night. Many thanks to you both as it has been almost three weeks since I ...
Posted by Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Queen of the Confederacy on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:48:00 PST |
A letter and poem from Francis, pre-marriage, 27 August, 1857 |
To Miss Lucy Holcombe.
On her leaving the Sweet Springs, Va---
27 August 1857
The mingled softness of her expressive features was such as to fill a strangers heart with every emotion of ...
Posted by Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Queen of the Confederacy on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:02:00 PST |
Free Flag of Cuba: Chapter Four |
While he is seated beside her, near the same deep window in whose recess we first saw Genevieve, while she is sadly, lovingly warbling to the music of her white fingers, the o...
Posted by Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Queen of the Confederacy on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:33:00 PST |
My dear dear Mr. Darbey..... |
The man I call 'Mr. Darbey' is better known as Fleming Gardner, a civil engineer from Virginia. He was true love of my life, besides William of course, but I loved him with all my heart. Francis was ...
Posted by Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Queen of the Confederacy on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:40:00 PST |
Free Flag of Cuba: Chapter 3 |
"She was like
A dream of poetry, that may not be
...
Posted by Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Queen of the Confederacy on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:53:00 PST |
Free Flag of Cuba: Chapter Two |
In a spacious room, with brilliant lights and luxurious furniture, sat two men, in earnest conversation. They were very unlike, the American and Cuban General. (1) The face of ...
Posted by Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Queen of the Confederacy on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:35:00 PST |
Free Flag of Cuba: Chapter One |
"The past but lives in words."
Let the eyes that are to follow me through the romance rest with kind indulgence on its pages. I do not write to see a book in prin...
Posted by Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Queen of the Confederacy on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:29:00 PST |
Free Flag of Cuba: Preface |
The meagre accounts we have of the deeds and sufferings of the brave soldiers, who died in 1851 for Cuba's freedom, leave impressions on our minds wholly inadequate to the realities of those scenes. T...
Posted by Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Queen of the Confederacy on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:22:00 PST |
The Free Flag of Cuba; or, The Martyrdom of Lopez |
The filibustering of Cuba in 1851 seems to be more forgotten with each passing day. Those few days defined my life more than I realized. The excitement, anxiousness, love...
Posted by Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Queen of the Confederacy on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:17:00 PST |
