Battle Of Secessionville Essay

Charleston, South Carolina was abuzz with talk of war and all the different battles taking place around them - A battle called, the ‘Battle of Secessionville,’ that had taken place in June of the previous year, in which the Confederates defended and pushed back the invading Yankee Army, now had Charleston dubbed as ‘invulnerable’. However, that did not stop the Yankees from trying. What made the bombardment worse was that on this day, Allie lay floundering, trying to give birth to her child; the Yankees began bombarding the city.
Mary O’Toole and Maize were doing everything they could to help Allie and to keep her comfortable.
Screaming at the top of her lungs, looking directly at Mary O’Toole before closing her eyes against the pain, Allie cried, “I can’t do this; it hurts too badly! Please make it stop,” she begged.
Although most women gave birth without the benefit of having a doctor there, Mary sent Willie to fetch the doctor- Allie appeared to be having trouble that was beyond her capacity to handle.
“Next time a pain comes, bear down, Miz Allie,” said Maize, “you has to push …show more content…
She had no idea of what to do about little Samuel’s care; she wished her mother or grandmother were there to talk to about it. Allie knew her mother’s feelings because she had told her how she felt about caring for her children, however, Allie did not feel the same need her mother talked about. Mary O’Toole said that she would help care for him, but already had many other duties to attend to and suggested that Allie take on a mammy to care for him. Even going so far as to suggest that now that her grandparents were deceased that she should take Maize into her employ. Allie worried that if she took Maize with her, who would care for Eli’s needs; however, Eli quickly assured her that the other servants would be all he needed when she broached the subject to