A Georgia Woman's Civil War Diary: The Journal of Minerva Leah Rowles McClatchey, 1864-1865

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A Georgia Woman's Civil War Diary: The Journal of Minerva Leah Rowles McClatchey, 1864-1865

Description

“January 1864-September 1865. When Sherman's troops entered Georgia, Mr. McClatchey left the family farm near Marietta, GA. Mrs. McClatchey, however, chose to stay and face the invaders. She observed the plight of refugees returning to their destroyed homes and witnessed the burning of Marietta. After the war. she noted the former slaves' freedom of movement and wished one emancipated slave happiness.”

Creator

T. Conn Bryan

Date

1967

Type

Journal Article

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Author

T. Conn Bryan

Title

A GEORGIA WOMAN'S CIVIL WAR DIARY: THE JOURNAL OF MINERVA LEAH ROWLES McCLATCHEY, 1864-65

Publication Title

The Georgia Historical Quarterly

Volume

51

Issue

2

Date

1967

Pages

197-216

Archive

JSTOR

Item Type

Journal Article

ISSN

0016-8297

Access Date

2019-10-10 23:02:41

Library Catalog

JSTOR

Short Title

A GEORGIA WOMAN'S CIVIL WAR DIARY

Citation

T. Conn Bryan, “A Georgia Woman's Civil War Diary: The Journal of Minerva Leah Rowles McClatchey, 1864-1865
,” The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy , accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.missouri.edu/confederate/items/show/1515.

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