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Diary of a southern refugee during the war / Judith Brockenbrough McGuire ; edited by James I. Robertson Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGuire, Judith W. (Judith White), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McGuire, Judith W. (Judith White)--Diaries.
- McGuire, Judith W.
- Women--Virginia--Diaries.
- Women.
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- Virginia.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- United States.
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Refugees.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Refugees.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 p.)
- Edition:
- Annotated edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Judith Brockenbrough McGuire's Diary of a Southern Refugee during the War is among the first of such works published after the Civil War. Although it is one of the most-quoted memoirs by a Confederate woman, James I. Robertson's edition is the first to present vital details not given in the original text. His meticulous annotations furnish references for poems and quotations, supply the names of individuals whom McGuire identifies by their initials alone, and provide an in-depth account of McGuire's extraordinary life.Throughout the war years, McGuire made poignant entries in her dia
- Contents:
- May-December 1861
- January-August 1862
- September 1862-May 1863
- June 1863-July 1864
- August 1864-May 1865.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8131-6556-3
- 0-8131-4437-X
- 0-8131-4438-8
- OCLC:
- 864383360
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