1861 CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR DIARY. 16 Year Old Girl Courted by a Confederate Soldiers &c. Evangelical then 36 years old

then 36 years old

An example of the identical ceramic pitcher alone [sans plate] in inferior condition to the one offered here sold in 2021at Hake's Auction for just $3

and are illustrated by striking images

Very attractive fine prize binding in full calf of Mary Jones' classic for the littles

1861 CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR DIARY. 16 Year Old Girl Courted by a Confederate Soldiers &c. Evangelical then 36 years oldA fascinating little peak into the intersection between normal life and military life among the Confederates of Virginia during the earliest days of the outbreak of the Civil War. It seems soldiers must have been regularly quartering in Rockbridge, perhaps as soldiers moved to and from Richmond. At least two different soldiers attempt to court our album owner, at least one at 16 years old [1863] and at least one at 17 [1864]. The present album, that