The diary of Miss Emma Holmes, 1861-1866 /

The diary of Miss Emma Holmes, 1861-1866 / edited, with an introduction and notes, by John F. Marszalek.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holmes, Emma, 1838-1910
Other Authors: Marszalek, John F., 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 1994.
Edition:Louisiana paperback ed.
Series:Library of Southern civilization.
Subjects:
Holmes, Emma, > 1838-1910 > Diaries.
Women > South Carolina > Charleston > Diaries.
Charleston (S.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate.
Charleston (S.C.) > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • February 13-May 24, 1861: preparation for war
  • May 25-August 5, 1861: war begins
  • August-6 December 31, 1861: war rumors and the Charleston fire
  • January 1-May7, 1862: life in wartime Charleston
  • May 10-December 30, 1862: life in wartime Camden
  • January 1-June 29, 1863: Camden as the war worsens
  • July 1-September 25, 1863: union attack on Charleston
  • September 26, 1863-October 8, 1864: bad news from the battlefields
  • November 12, 1864-April 7, 1865: a school teacher and Sherman's army
  • April 22, 1865-April 7, 1866: surrender and reconstruction.

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