A Union Woman in Civil War Kentucky: The Diary of Frances Peter

Frances Peter was nineteen when she began recording her impressions of the Civil War. Her candid diary includes information concerning the alternating roughness and kindness of soldiers, dances and other entertainments, rumors of troop movements, the difficulties of life in an occupied city, and changes in attitude among the slave population following the Emancipation Proclamation.

As troops from both North and South took turns occupying Lexington, Peter repeatedly emphasized the rightness of the Union cause and minced no words in expressing her disdain for the hated ?secesh.? Until her death by epileptic seizure in August, 1864, she conscientiously recorded her account of a torn and divided region, providing invaluable insights and a unique feminist perspective on an underappreciated aspect of the war. more

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Posted: Mar-21-2009

A Union Woman in Civil Ware Kentucky: The Diary of Frances Dallam Peter

I purchased this book as I am a descendant of the Dallam family of Maryland. I really enjoy reading her entries and am very glad the editors added explanations to her entries so I knew who and what she was referring to, it made it all the more real to me.

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Posted: Jul-19-2000

A very Good Civilian Perspective

It's not too often that you get a Civilian view of the Civil War. This book shows how Seccesh and Unionists acted towards each other in a border state, depending upon who's troops were occupying the town of Lexington (Home of John Hunt Morgan). The diary was written by a homebound girl (she had...

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Posted: Jul-18-2000

A good civilian perspective of War time KY

A very good diary of the occupation of Lexington KY by both CS and US troops during the Civil War. Since the city was home to both Unionist and Secceshionist Civilians, it shows how each acted depending on who occupied the city at the time. It is a good illustration of Home Front activity.

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