“Ada W. Bacot's diary of her experiences as a nurse in the South Carolina hospital for Confederate soldiers in Charlottesville, Virginia provides a rare record of Confederate hospital life as perceived by a lady volunteer. Bacot, a young widow, did…
“January 1, 1863-October 24, 1866. From her home in Bladensburg, MD, the young daughter of a pro Confederate family reported news of the Gettysburg campaign and observed Early's Washington raid. In December 1864, she received a pass to visit a…