Title: A diary with reminiscences of the war and refugee life in the Shenandoah valley, 1860-1865 /
Authors: McDonald, Cornelia Peake,; McDonald, Hunter,
Date: 1935
Publisher: Cullom & Ghertner Co.,
Physical description: xvi, 540 pages : color frontispiece, plates (part color), portraits (1 color) facsimiles ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: E
Abstract: Cornelia Peake McDonald kept a diary during the Civil War (1861- 1865) at her husband's request, but some entries were written between the lines of printed books due to a shortage of paper and other entries were lost. In 1875, she assembled her scattered notes and records of the war period into a blank book to leave to her children. This combination diary and memoir was annotated and supplemented with further biographical material about the family by her son, Hunter McDonald. The diary entries describe civilian life in Winchester, Va., occupation by Confederate troops prior to the 1st Manassas, her husband's war experiences, the Valley campaigns and occupation of Winchester and her home by Union troops, the death of her baby girl, the family's "refugee life" in Lexington, reports of battles elsewhere, and news of family and friends in the army. Appendices contain further accounts of Angus McDonald's early life and war experiences, including mistreatment in prison.
Contents: Recollections of the years 1860, November and December 1861 and 1862, to March -- A diary with reminiscences of the war, March 1862 to August 1863 -- Narrative of our refugee life, August 1863 to October 1865.
Notes: "Corrections and additions"--[3] p. tipped in at end. Includes indexes.
Subject headings (LCSH): McDonald family (Angus McDonald, 1727-1778); McDonald family.; McDonald, A. W. (Angus William), 1799-1864.; McDonald, Cornelia Peake, 1822-1909.; McDonald, Cornelia, 1822-1909.; Refugees, Southern.; Refugees--Southern States.; Refugees--United States; Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Shenandoah Valley--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Refugees.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Winchester (Va.)--Biography.; Women--Virginia--Winchester--Diaries.