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Title |
Papers (Underwood, Johanna Louisa, 1840-1923) |
Creator |
Underwood, Johanna Louisa, 1840-1923 |
Description |
Diary kept 10 December 1860 to 8 September 1862 by Johanna Louisa "Josie" Underwood, oldest daughter of a prominent pro-Union family in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She vividly records her thoughts and activities during Bowling Green's occupation by Confederate troops, the harassment of her family, strained friendships, and the destruction of her home. The diary was edited by Nancy Disher Baird and published as Josie Underwood's Civil War Diary (University Press of Kentucky, 2009). |
Collection |
Manuscripts & Folklife Archives |
Object Name |
Diary |
Date |
1860 |
Year Range From |
1860 |
Year Range To |
1862 |
Other Number |
SC 1722 |
Subjects |
Courtship Dueling Politics & government Secession Slavery Slaves Social life Travel |
People |
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 Crittenden, John Jordan, 1787-1863 Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889 Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885 Grider, Benjamin Covington, 1826-1872 Grider, Frances Rogers (Underwood), 1833-1901 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 Long, Juliette Blanche (Underwood) Western, 1835-1909 McCann, Lucy Winston (Underwood), 1838-1915 Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 Rousseau, Lovell Harrison, 1818-1869 Underwood, Henry Lewis, 1848-1925 Underwood, Henry Madison, 1794-1863 Underwood, John Crittenden, 1854-1930 Underwood, Joseph Rogers, 1791-1876 Underwood, Lucy Craig (Henry), 1816-1893 Underwood, Warner Lewis, 1808-1872 Underwood, Warner, 1845-1874 Zollicoffer, Felix Kirk, 1812-1862 |
Search Terms |
Bowling Green, KY Civil War, 1861-1865 Diaries Memphis, TN Washington, DC |
Finding Aids |
For finding aid click here - http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/749/ |
Catalog Number |
1980.62.1 |
Dates of Creation |
1860-1862 |
Extent |
1 folder. 1 item. Typescript. |
Number of Images |
1 |