Old Fields in Peace and War -- Rebecca Van Meter's Diary 1855-1865

A fascinating and engrossing account of a middle aged woman's perceptions of the turbulent mid nineteenth century, this diary has much to add to the our knowledge of domestic life during the Civil War period. Living in a rural community a few miles north of Moorefield, West Virginia, Old Fields was Rebecca's life long home and during the War was the scene of devastation and battling armies.