A woman's civil war
Subtitle: a diary with reminiscences of the war from March 1862
By: edited with an introduction by Minrose C. Gwin.
Contributors: Gwin, Minrose.; McDonald, Cornelia Peake, 1822-1909.
Series: Wisconsin studies in American autobiography
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; Univ of Wisconsin Pr
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: McDonald, Cornelia Peake, 1822-1909 -- Diaries.; Women -- Virginia -- Winchester -- Diaries.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.; Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.; Winchester (Va.) -- Biography.
Description: 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. 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-296) and index.
Rev. ed. of: A diary with reminiscences of the war and refugee life in the Shenandoah Valley, 1860-1865. c1935.