Mary Chesnut's Civil War by Mary Boykin Chesnut

The diarist, Mary Boykin Chesnut, was the wife of James Chesnut, a U.S. Saved Land Browse Interactive Map View active campaignsĭuring the Secession Winter of 1860-1861, one of the most respected ladies of Charleston, S.C., put pen to paper, beginning a remarkable diary of immense sophistication and insight into the political and societal realities of upper-class life in the South.Stop the Largest Rezoning in Orange County History.Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields – Your Gift Tripled!.Phase Three of Gaines’ Mill-Cold Harbor Saved Forever Campaign.Save 42 Historic Acres at the Battle of Chancellorsville.Save 343 Acres at FIVE Battlefields in FOUR Western Theater States.Help Save 820 Acres at Five Virginia Battlefields.Help Acquire 20 Sacred Acres at Antietam.Help Us Save Hallowed Ground in Tennessee and Kentucky.Virtual Tours View All See Antietam now!.National Teacher Institute July 13 - 16, 2023 Learn More.USS Constitution In 4 Minutes Watch Video.African Americans During the Revolutionary War.The First American President: Setting the Precedent.This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper. Essential reading for any Civil War buff or student of American history, ?Mary Chestnut?s Diary? is an invaluable document of one of America?s greatest conflicts. Chestnut?s entries skillfully capture a nation finding its voice amidst great turmoil. Always aware of the historical significance of her surroundings, the journals read as great reporting. We see the emotional energy created by such a conflict with an intimacy only to be read in a diary. Chestnut was one of the rare few who witnessed the first shots of the war, and her diary takes us through the hills and homes of the war?from Alabama to Virginia. The diary spans the entirety of the war, allowing readers to witness battles both small and large political, military, and domestic life and the dynamic conflicts that ensued between race, class, and democracy. Written between 18, her diaries offer some of our most detailed and personal accounts of one of America?s most troubling and conflicted eras.

Mary Boykin Chestnut was married to James Chestnut, Jr., an important Confederate general. ?Mary Chestnut?s Diary? is a vivid first hand narrative of the Civil War.

Mary Chesnut's Civil War by Mary Boykin Chesnut