Saturday, November 2, 2024

A Confederate Girl’s Diary

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November 2d, 1864. This morning we heard Jimmy is engaged to Helen Trenholm, daughter of the Secretary of the Confederate States. He wrote asking Brother’s consent, saying they had been engaged since August, though he had had no opportunity of writing until that day – the middle of September. I cried myself blind. It seems [...]

A Confederate Girl’s Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson