Catherine Edmondston was the wife of a prominent planter in Halifax Co., N.C. An avid reader of newspapers, she commented extensively on the
Civil War. Her diary reveals family, class, and sectional ties, while providing an intimate glimpse of plantation life, women's responsibilities, and home-front conditions during the war.
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