COFFEE for me is an absolute necessity. I would not have made a good Civil War era southern belle without my morning coffee. Preferably brought to my bedchamber, as it is now, by my charming, oh so devilishly good-looking husband.
Two musts for beginning a morning: knowing you are loved and taking that first sip of freshly brewed caffeine.
To think that coffee, a vital drink of the masses, was substituted for with a concoction of sweet potato pressings and other vegetable juices.
Are. You. Kidding. Me.
Camden residents endured the War with bravery and gumption. Whether they had coffee was the least of their worries. The Camden Expedition and other events surrounding south Arkansas during this era are incorporated into the stories about the Ritchie men and the women left to defend the home front.
Of special note is the story of J. F. Ritchie, eldest son of John Calhoun Ritchie and Jane Campbell Ritchie, officer in the Capital Guard, severely wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro.
The House on Harrison Street: The Gordon-Ritchie Saga will be launched during the Camden Daffodil Festival, March 11-12-13, 2016 in Camden, Arkansas.
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