A woman's civil war : a diary with reminiscences of the war from March 1862
Title:
A woman's civil war : a diary with reminiscences of the war from March 1862
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edited with an introduction by Minrose C. Gwin.
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Publication Information:
Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©1992.
Physical Description:
vii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780299132606
9780299132644
General Note:
Revised edition of: A diary with reminiscences of the war and refugee life in the Shenandoah Valley, 1860-1865. c1935.
Abstract:
Cornelia Peake McDonald kept a diary during the Civil War (1861- 1865) at her husband's request, but some entries were written between the lines of printed books due to a shortage of paper and other entries were lost. In 1875, she assembled her scattered notes and records of the war period into a blank book to leave to her children. The diary entries describe civilian life in Winchester, Va., occupation by Confederate troops prior to the 1st Manassas, her husband's war experiences, the Valley campaigns and occupation of Winchester and her home by Union troops, the death of her baby girl, the family's "refugee life" in Lexington, reports of battles elsewhere, and news of family and friends in the army.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-296) and index.
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Contents:
Preface to the diary -- A diary with reminiscences of the war -- Narrative of our refugee life -- Recollections of the year 1861.