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The war outside my window : the Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865 /
- Title
- The war outside my window : the Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865 / edited by Janet Elizabeth Croon.
- Author
- Gresham, LeRoy Wiley, 1847-1865,
- Publication
- El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, [2018]
- ©2018
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Croon, Janet Elizabeth,
- Description
- xxxvii, 440 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "LeRoy Wiley Gresham of Macon, Georgia kept a series of seven journals between 1860 and 1865 that documents the entirety of the Civil War. Starting at the age of 12, his writing covers not only the changes in Macon, but the socio-economic impact of the conflict on his wealthy family, which owns two plantations about 40 miles southeast of Macon. His journals also trace his internal struggles with his health, giving us a very unique glimpse into the course of his struggle against tuberculosis, a disease which killed thousands each year during the 19th century, and claimed his own life at age 17"--Provided by publisher.
- Alternative Title
- Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865
- Subjects
- United States
- Plantation life
- Teenage boys
- Personal narratives
- Gresham family
- Manners and customs
- Plantation life > Georgia > Houston County
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Macon (Ga.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
- Teenage boys > Confederate States of America > Diaries
- Personal narratives > Confederate
- Macon (Ga.) > Biography
- Biography
- United States > Confederate States of America
- Macon (Ga.) > Social life and customs > 19th century
- Diaries
- Georgia > Houston County
- Teenage boys > Georgia > Diaries
- Tuberculosis > Patients > Diaries
- 1800-1899
- History
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate
- Georgia > Macon
- Gresham, LeRoy Wiley, 1847-1865 > Diaries
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Diaries.
- History.
- Personal narratives – Confederate.
- Personal narratives.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781611213881
- 1611213886
- LCCN
- 2018006100
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library