Title: A woman's Civil War
Subtitle: a diary with reminiscences of the war from March 1862
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.
Subjects: Diaries, Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) Civil War, 1861-1865, Women, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Confederate Personal narratives, History, Biography, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, confederate, Shenandoah river and valley, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, women, Refugees
Places: Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.), United States, Virginia, Winchester, Winchester (Va.)
People: Cornelia Peake McDonald (1822-1909)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865