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Neblett, Elizabeth Scott.
A Rebel Wife In Texas :
The Diary And Letters Of Elizabeth Scott Neblett, 1852-1864 /
edited by Erika L. Murr.
Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
2001.
viii, 476 p. :
ill., geneal. table ;
24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The diary -- Love will unite us! : 1852-1863 -- The letters -- The coming pains of labor : April 6, 1863-June 9, 1863 -- Tied to the house by a crying young one : July 28, 1863-October 25, 1863 -- Working for negroes and children : November 4, 1863-December 25, 1863 -- No sympathy from the curious world : January 2, 1864-February 12, 1864 -- A bare living & a grave : February 27, 1864-April 27, 1864 -- Pray that God may grant us peace : May 2, 1864-July 3, 1864 -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
Collects the diaries and letters of Texan pioneer woman Elizabeth Scott Neblett, who managed the family property, including eleven slaves, during her husband's Civil War absence; offers insight into slave relations, farm management, medical practices, and customs of the mid-nineteenth-century South; and provides an intimate perspective on her relationship with her husband Will.
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Neblett, Elizabeth Scott
Diaries.
Neblett, Elizabeth Scott
Correspondence.
Neblett, William
Correspondence.
Army spouses
Texas
Diaries.
Army spouses
Texas
Correspondence.
Soldiers
Texas
Correspondence.
Wives
Diaries.
Wives
Correspondence.
Texas
History
Civil War, 1861-1865
Personal narratives.
Texas
History
Civil War, 1861-1865
Social aspects.
Texas
History
Biography.
Texas
History
Social aspects.
United States
History
Civil War, 1861-1865
Personal narratives, Confederate.
United States
History
Civil War, 1861-1865
Social aspects.
United States
History
1861-1865, Civil War
Personal narratives.
United States
History
1861-1865, Civil War
Social aspects.
Murr, Erika L.
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