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Defeat in Victory: Yankee Experience in Early Civil War Jacksonville
“March-April 1862. Diaries. Keene was a Northerner who had recently come to Florida to operate a hotel. He joined a local militia unit at the start of the secession crisis but resigned when it entered state service. In Jacksonville, where Union and…
A Virginian's Diary in Civil War Days
“August 17 to December 31, 1862. Kinloch Plantation Fauquier County, Virginia. This article is almost entirely composed of entries from the diary of a plantation owner, Edward Carter Turner, Unionist who described the ravages of the war in Northern…
The Journal of Eldress Nancy, Kept at the South Union, Kentucky, Shaker Colony, August 15, 1861-September 4, 1864
“Shaker colony of South Union, KY; civilian account of war kept by Eldress Nancy Moore.”
“August 15, 1861-September 4, 1864. Recorded that men loyal to the Union were fleeing Kentucky to avoid conscription into Confederate service. When…
“August 15, 1861-September 4, 1864. Recorded that men loyal to the Union were fleeing Kentucky to avoid conscription into Confederate service. When…
A Southern Girl's Diary
“February 10-June 26, 1865. Orangeburg, South Carolina. A girl’s diary records the coming of the Yankee and how the “desecrated. . . Orangeburg,” the “dreadful day” of occupation, the news of a brother’s death, and with defeat—“the gloomy prospect…
A Monotony Full of Sadness: The Diary of Nadine Turchin, May, 1863-April, 1864
“May 26, 1863-April 26, 1864. Wife of Brigadier General John Basil Tuchin who followed her husband to Tennessee. She was critical of everyone in charge of the conduct of the war, especially those who were profiting from the war. She noted her views…
An Abstract From the Journal of Mrs. Hugh H. Lee of Winchester, VA, May 23-31, 1862
“May 23-31, 1862. First Winchester. A chronicle of "Stonewall" Jackson's capture of Winchester and his evacuation of the town, once again leaving it vulnerable to Union forces, observations of soldiers. North and South, in her town.”