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This original diary of the wife of Confederate General James Chestnut, Jr., who was also an aide to President Jefferson Davis, provides an eyewitness narrative of all the years of the war. Period photographs illustrate this you-are-there account of the daily lives and tribulations of all who suffered through the war, from ordinary people to the Confederacy's generals and political figures.
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This original diary of the wife of Confederate General James Chestnut, Jr., who was also an aide to President Jefferson Davis, provides an eyewitness narrative of all the years of the war. Period photographs illustrate this you-are-there account of the daily lives and tribulations of all who suffered through the war, from ordinary people to the Confederacy's generals and political figures.
A Diary From Dixie,Mary Boykin Chestnut,Ben Ames Williams,Gramercy,0517182661,1823-1886,Biography & Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller,,Civil War, 1861-1865,Confederate States of America,Diaries,Historical - General,Historical - U.S.,History,Personal narratives, Confederate,Sale Adult - History - General History,Sources,United States,United States - Civil War,Biography: general,History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877),Sale Books
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