The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Mother Carey's Chickens

Anonymous. "Mother Carey's Chickens." Vanity Fair. (1862-5-3).
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Type
magazine
Genre
commentary
Abstract

The paucity of Southern bodies to fill the duties of war--both fighting and administration--has created a few interesting anecdotes, one of which is recounted here.