Read The WarTime Journal of a Georgia Girl 18641865 eBook Eliza Frances Andrews
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War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865 is one of the truly important published diaries of the Civil War southern home front.
Eliza Frances Andrews, more commonly known as Fanny, was born in 1840 to world of pre-Civil War southern privilege; her father was a prominent judge in the region who owned two hundred slaves and a cotton plantation.
Georgia’s secession from the Union provoked many disagreements within Fanny’s family, as it did with many others across the South. Her father firmly opposed secession, fearing it would be lead to the destruction of their way of life, while Fanny and the rest of family supported the Rebel cause, indeed three of her brothers went on to fight for the Confederacy.
Fanny did not record the first three years of the conflict, but as she began to be increasingly surrounded by death and destruction she decided to begin records the events that she witnessed.
John Inscoe, editor of the New Georgia Encyclopedia, found the book particularly notable for the account of Sherman’s devastating March to the Sea and “her harrowing retreat from her home in Washington; as [Sherman’s] Union forces approached, she moved across ravaged areas to find refuge at her sister’s plantation in the southwestern part of the state.”
Fanny describes in brilliant detail the collapse of the traditional agrarian world of the South and how members of the old ruling class were forced to become refugees in their own state.
“a rich source of insight into the southern home front of the Civil War.” Kim Kleinman, A Journal of the History of Science Society
“Andrews was a product of the Old South but a woman who became self-sufficient and independent as her world changed.” Charlotte A. Ford, The Georgia Historical Quarterly
“With an insider’s view, she proved a talented writer and astute observer. … The diary is filled with Andrews’s fiery, spirited persona” Saporta Report
Eliza Frances Andrews was a popular Southern writer of the Gilded Age. Andrews's published works, notably her Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl along with her novels and numerous articles, give a glimpse into bitterness, dissatisfaction, and confusion in the post-Civil War South. The War-Time Journal of a Georgian Girl, 1864-1865 was first published in 1908 and she passed away in 1931.
Read The WarTime Journal of a Georgia Girl 18641865 eBook Eliza Frances Andrews
"Terrific, sobering slice of history not oft told and as seen through the eyes and pen of a young highly literate southern girl.
Just wish the print wasn't so tiny."
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The WarTime Journal of a Georgia Girl 18641865 eBook Eliza Frances Andrews Reviews
- Easy read from a well studied Georgia woman.
I've raved about this book for the last three years to anyone that would listen. If you're searching for this woman & her subject, please read this excellent book. She was an amazing woman. Her first hand accounts of very important situations of the end of the war really add to already basic knowledge & give a human touch to the sufferings that everyone endured. Her meetings with famous figures such as Toombs, Breckenridge, Bragg & Davis gives clarity to stories that are glossed over in that last year. So many situations she faced will never be erased from my memory. Her story had such an impact on me that I traveled to whet she once lived & paid my respects at her grave. - If you want to experience the provincial Old South through the eyes of one of its elite aristocrats, then this should fill all your needs. It is fascinating to be sure, but in a way much like watching the proverbial train wreck. It is difficult to keep from cringing when she complains about the 'suffering' she and other aristocrats are experiencing. No doubt it is traumatic to them, but most people of the current era will probably find themselves laughing.
I'm curious as to how many people find her to be a sympathetic figure. Personally, I find her rather pathetic, especially considering that she is not a young girl (she's 24) and has had the best education money can buy. She did not redeem herself in 1908 when she wrote the explanatory notes and an essay of her current thoughts, some 43 years after the Civil War ended, that were published with this diary. Her racism and elitism never faded, which is particularly evident when she expresses her gratefulness to the Invisible Empire, also known as the Ku Klux Klan.
While this is a worthwhile read, try to find another version. This one is chock full of little typos, and it doesn't contain any of the photos contained in the original manuscript. - Very good reading. A good look at the experiences of the people at home during the war. Also interesting is the mention of Jimmy Morgan visiting her home with his future brother-in-law. Jimmy was in the Confederate navy & engaged to Helen, the daughter of George Trenholm, Secretary of the treasury for the confederacy. Jimmy's sister, Sara Morgan, of Baton Rouge Louisiana, also kept a diary of this period that was later published as "A Confederate Girl's Diary" by Sarah Morgan Dawson.
- Terrific, sobering slice of history not oft told and as seen through the eyes and pen of a young highly literate southern girl.
Just wish the print wasn't so tiny. - Very informative diary of a young Georgia lady at the end of the war and the beginning of Reconstruction.
- I would highly recommend The Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl to anyone who is interested in Civil War history. It was very interesting to read about how the war impacted ever day life of people in the South.
- A historic, real life account of a young woman's life and how her family and people of the South were treated and how they fought for their families, homes and right to be free to rule themselves from the populated Northern states who dominated them.
- This was a great story
