While not as detailed as a biography would be, UVA Miller Center’s article on Mary Todd Lincoln describes the ways she demonstrated her support for her husband and the Union soldiers. However, because Mary chose to keep many of her efforts private, the journals and newspapers had only her extravagant spending sprees and the redecoration of the White House to focus on. Expensive purchases seemed very inappropriate during the midst of a bloody war in need of financial support. Because she was accused of being callous towards the men dying on the battlefields, she found little sympathy in the death of her dear son Willie. Efficiently, the article covers the many false accusations and hostile gossip Mary faced, her role in the support of the Union
