United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Journal, Frances A. Murdoch, 1861-1863 (Ms2009-132)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2009-132_MurdochFrancisA_Diary
Dates:
1861 - 1863
Frances A. Murdoch Journal
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-132
Abstract
The collection contains the journal of a young woman living on a Mississippi plantation during the American Civil War, relaying descriptions of a battle between the Natchez militia and a Union gunboat, the death of Colonel Stuart Wilkins Fisk at the Battle of Murfreesboro, the plundering of Bruinsburg by Union soldiers, and other war news.
Dates:
1861 - 1863