In an era that glorified Southern womanhood, especially the women who contributed significantly to the Confederate cause, the of this fascinating book, until now, somehow has been largely forgotten.These are the papers that survived her, and they detail the life and deeds of Belle Edmondson (1840-1873), a heroine of the Confederacy. This collection consists of her diaries for 1863 and 1864 and the letters she received between 1861 and 1864. They document her active role behind the scenes in the Civil War and reveal her to have been a courier, a gatherer of intelligence, and a smuggler of contraband in behalf of Southern troops in West Tennessee.Of all the correspondence, the most valuable letters are those from one "Captain Henderson." These request copies of Northern newspapers, as well as Belle's reports on enemy activities in Memphis, details about local skirmishes and conditions in the camps, and her reports of activities on nearby battle fronts. These are letters of a very literate writer with a flair for recording immediate detail.Though Belle Edmondson was praised for her valuable services as a Florence Nightingale of the war and was told that her good deeds would last "while our country stands," with the end of the war she was forgotten. She dies in 1873, shortly after announcing her engagement to a Colonel H., who perhaps was a Yankee.A Lost Heroine of the Confederacy brings Belle Edmondson back to life and points to the deeds of a Southern woman who chose an active role in the cause she served.

A Lost Heroine of the Confederacy: The Diaries and Letters of Belle Edmondson (Center for the Study of Southern Culture Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Edmondson, Belle

Galbraith, Loretta

Galbraith, William

Community & Culture

Univ Pr of Mississippi

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A Lost Heroine of the Confederacy: The Diaries of Letters of Belle Edmondson (Center for the Study of Southern Culture Series)

Regional U.S.

Written by Women: Four Diaries From The American Civil War.This book is a compilation of four diaries written by females during the American Civil War. The following titles are included within this compilation:THE PRIVATE JOURNAL OF SARAH L. WADLEY [August 8, 1859 - May 15, 1865] By Sarah Lois Wadley [1844-1920]/:The Diary of Belle Edmondson A Confederate Sympathizer January - November 1864 By Belle Edmondson/:The Diary of Kate S. Carney,[April 15, 1861-July 31, 1862]:by Kate S. Carney/ WOMAN'S WARTIME JOURNAL AN ACCOUNT OF THE PASSAGE OVER A GEORGIA PLANTATION OF SHERMAN'S ARMY ON THE MARCH TO THE SEA, AS RECORDED IN THE DIARY OF DOLLY SUMNER LUNT (Mrs. Thomas Burge)

Four Diaries From The American Civil War: Written By Women

Mitchell, J.

Lunt, Dolly Sumner

Wadley, Sarah Lois

Carney, Kate S.

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