The options of the question are, A) by throwing a party at her home. B) by welcoming a freed slave into her home. C) by marching in the street with a flag and a bell. D) by sewing clothes to the soldiers.
The correct answer is D) by sewing clothes to the soldiers.
Richards supported the Union troops by sewing clothes to the soldiers.
Carolyn Cowles Richards was living in Canandaguia, New York, during the Civil War. She kept a diary of everyday life in her community during the war. This diary was published in 1913 by the name of “Village Life in America, 1852-1872.” Richards supported the Union troops by sewing clothes to the soldiers.