Biography on eliza frances andrews civil war
Biography on eliza frances andrews civil war
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The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl
American civil war diary
The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl is a diary written by Eliza Frances Andrews during the American Civil War.
It focuses on the daily life of a young girl living in the Confederate States of America during the conflict.
It was published in 1908 in New York by D. Appleton and Company and is freely available in the public domain.[1]
Overview
Author and context
Eliza Frances Andrews, born in 1840[2] to a judge and planter in Washington, Georgia,[2] chronicles her experiences during the war.
Her family owned two hundred slaves, and while her parents supported the Union, Eliza supported the Confederacy along with her three brothers who fought for the Confederacy.
The journal entries span from 1864 to 1865, capturing the final stages of the conflict.[3] Eliza's writing reflects the daily struggles, fears, and hopes of a young woman living in the midst of war.&#