Compare the motivations of the women rioters in Salisbury, along with Bill Owens wife, and the wives, daughters, and mothers of those killed at Shelton Laurel, with the motivations
of commanders Keith and Pike, and the men who served under them.
How did these respective groups justify their actions?
When considered collectively, what do these events suggest about life on the Confederate home front?
Broadly speaking, what do these events suggest about support for the Confederate cause?
Why did the parties involved support or oppose the Confederate government?