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A diary from Dixie

by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, Isabella D Martin, Myrta Avary

In her diary, Mary Boykin Chesnut, the wife of a Confederate general and aid to president Jefferson Davis, James Chestnut, Jr., presents an eyewitness account of the Civil War.

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BiographyConfederate Personal narrativesConfederate States of AmericaDiariesHistorySourcesUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865WomenSocial life and customsSocial conditions

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