Historians often think of the Civil War Era as the years from 1850 to 1880. The American Abolition Movement began in the early 1830s. Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", serialized in a Washington newspaper, 1851-52, brought many of the issues to a wider audience. The American Civil War began in April 1861 and was concluded by April 1865. Reconstuction efforts had ended by 1880.
The dramatic growth of the British textile industry in the early 19th century fueled the demand for cotton which soon became the leading US export commodity. Annual domestic cloth production in the decade from 1846 to 1856 grew from 13.5 million to 97 million yards. American merchants imported an additional $17 million dollars worth of printed and dyed cotton in 1854. The selection must have been almost overwhelming!
Fabrics of the Civil War Era. Prominent styles were foulards and plaids, plaids and more plaids....yarn dyed and printed. Dye colors: Indigo blue, shades of red plus dull lavenders and many browns. 
Margo with her Civil War era sample book at an event in her store January 2025.
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Margo's Civil War Era Finds 
Margo's A Soldier's Quilt 
Love, Mom by Jill Shaulis 
Love Struck – Kim Diehl 
Collections Essence 
Carpet Bag Romance 
Pennyberry Farm by Kim Diehl 
Bridgeport by Jo Mortons 
Pumpkin Spice 
Classic Black and Tan 
Farm House 
Henry Glass Kim Diehl Farmhouse Christmas 
Henry Glass Kim Diehl Harvest Hill 
Henry Glass Kim Diehl Quiet Grace 
Henry Glass Kim Diehl Willow Hollow 
Meadow Lark Meadow 
Moda Barbara Brackman Ladies' Legacy 
Whistler Studios Circa Purples 
Needlework Necessities 
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