The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865
Dublin Core
Title
The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865
Description
"December 19, 1864—August 2, 1865. Andrews traveled over a broken railroad system and in wagons from Washington to a plantation near Albany, across the route of Sherman's march across Georgia. On the trains, she listened to a Confederate soldier describe capturing Union stragglers and "losing" them in the woods. She saw fields cluttered with debris, being picked over by destitute civilians. After she viewed the ravages of war, her self-confidence was shaken. Back in Washington, Georgia, she found the town filled with dirty, ragged, lice-ridden Confederate soldiers. President Jefferson Davis passed through, ahead of the pursuing Union forces. When the plundering Yankee soldiers arrived, idle blacks appeared in hoards — which made ladies fearful of venturing out alone. In the prologue, Andrews noted the differences between the impulsive young girl who wrote the journal and the white-haired woman who was editing it."
Creator
Eliza Frances Andrews
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company
Date
1908
Type
Book
Zotero
Title
The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865
Place
New York
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company
Date
1908
Attachment Title
Hathi Trust Record
Item Type
Book
Access Date
2019-09-16 22:29:28
Library Catalog
Hathi Trust
Num Pages
4 p. l., 387 p.
Collection
Citation
Eliza Frances Andrews, “The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865,” The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy , accessed November 21, 2024, https://library.missouri.edu/confederate/items/show/2298.