Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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War Diary of a Union Woman in the South

May 27, 2011

War Diary of a Union Woman in the South by Dora Richards Miller

May 27, 1861.—This has been a scenic Sabbath. Various companies about to depart for Virginia occupied the prominent churches to have their flags consecrated. The streets were resonant with the clangor of drums and trumpets. E. and myself went to Christ Church because the Washington Artillery were to be there.

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Note: To protect Mrs. Miller’s job as a teacher in New Orleans, the diary was published anonymously, edited by G. W. Cable, names were changed and initials were often used instead of full names — and even the initials differed from the real person’s initials.

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