 |
| Civilian |
| 1823-1886 |
| South
Carolina |
| Diarist |
|
Acclaimed diarist and wife of one
of South Carolina's leading politicians, Mary Chestnut
used her intellect and social status to chronicle the
events and personalities of the war. Her close friendship
with Jefferson and Varina Davis gave her diary a unique
perspective. But her secret doubts about slavery, her
fears for her region's future, and her intelligent insights
made her diary an important chronicle of the war. |
