There are also lists of names popular in every decade of the last century.

Popular female names during the civil war. Dorothea Dix helped set the standard of qualifications for women in the nursing corps. Frances Clayton disguised herself as Frances Clalin to fight in the Civil War. Along with Elizabeth and Mary other colonial names for girls in the US Top 500 include Abigail Amy Caroline Charlotte Hannah Katherine Molly and Sabrina.

Southern girl names tend to have the following traits. Chopper is also another good name for a smaller dog. They come from nature like Willow Clementine or Daisy.

Girl dogs can also carry names that are inspired by war. Names for both boys and girls from the mid-1860s that I feel are noteworthy and beautiful. The womens fashion feature most associated with the Civil War era is the hoop skirt named for the structural support of wire hoops or whalebones called crinolines worn under the skirt to hold its shape.

It may even be fun to name a smaller dog after Bamse the Saint Bernard that became a naval officer in the Royal Norwegian Navy. These names are delicate and feminine. In a typical dress the width of the skirt at its widest point which was close to the floor was about 50 to 70 percent of the.

Louisa May Alcott is best known as the author of Little Women but less known is the fact that she served as a volunteer nurse during the civil war. Unique colonial-era nicknames for girls include Cleda Hitty Nonie Thirza and Winnet. 69 rows Female.

One of the most famous women who helped recruit nurses over the course of the Civil War was Dorothea Dix who was appointed as the Superintendent of Nurses for the Union Army in June 1861. Read more about Louisa May Alcott. Men born during the period 1811-1850 the broad period that made up the vast majority of Civil War Soldiers.