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Abstract | Anita Dwyer Withers (fl. 1860-1865), wife of a United States and Confederate army officer, lived at her home in San Antonio, Tex., and briefly in Washington, D.C., before the Civil War, and in Richmond, Va., during the war, before returning to Texas in 1865. The collection includes Withers's diary, 4 May 1860-18 June 1865, mainly recording her life in the Confederate capital, her concerns for her husband, John (d. 1892) and children, social visits, the Catholic Church, news from battles, rumors and threats of approaching federal troops, and temporary visits away from the city. |
Creator | Withers, Anita Dwyer, fl. 1860-1865. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Anita Dwyer Withers (fl. 1860-1865) was the wife of United States and Confederate army officer John Withers (died 1892). She lived in San Antonio, Tex., and briefly in Washington, D.C., befor the Civil War, and in Richmond, Va., during the war, before returning to Texas in 1865.
Back to TopThe collection includes the diary, 4 May 1860-18 June 1865, of Anita Dwyer Withers. Entries mainly records her life in the Confederate capital at Richmond, Va., her concerns for her husband, John Withers and children, social visits, the Catholic Church, news from battles, rumors and threats of approaching federal troops, and temporary visits away from the city.
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Original finding aid |
Diary, Anita Dwyer Withers, 1860-1865Restriction: Photocopying not permitted. |
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Folder 2 |
Diary transcription, 1860-1865 |