The Private Mary Chesnut
by Mary Boykin Chesnut
"The Unpublished Civil War Diaries"
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The Private Mary Chesnut by Mary Boykin Chesnut
Details
War:
American Civil War
Perspective:
Civilian
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
North America
Page Count:
324
Published Date:
1984
ISBN13:
9780195035131
Summary
This book presents the original, unedited Civil War diaries of Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a Confederate officer and politician. Unlike her later revised version published as Mary Chesnuts Civil War, this text offers her raw, immediate observations written during the war itself. It provides an intimate, unfiltered look at Southern plantation society, politics, and daily life during the Confederacy, capturing her candid impressions of prominent figures and events as they unfolded, before she later reshaped the narrative for publication.
