A Guide to the Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun, 1862-1885 Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun SC 0083

A Guide to the Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun, 1862-1885

A Collection in the
Thomas Balch Library
Collection Number SC 0083


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Processed by: Emily Hershman

Repository
Thomas Balch Library
Collection number
SC 0083
Title
Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun 1862-1885
Physical Characteristics
Collector
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Language
English
Abstract
The Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun collection consists of photocopied transcripts of the journal Broun kept during the Civil War era. In it she recounts such events as struggling to get a pass to travel through military lines in Washington, D.C., offering provisions to Confederate troops in the area, as well as noting the men killed or taken prisoner in local skirmishes. Despite the necessity of hosting Union cavalry and infantry units at her home, Broun was a Confederate sympathizer, describing Lee's surrender and the evacuation of Richmond as "heartbreaking." After the war, her diary focuses primarily on visits with neighbors and the purchase of household items.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research use only and is not to be copied.

Use Restrictions

Copyright is retained by the author of this item or her descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from current copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

Copyright is retained by the author of this item or her descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from current copyright holder.

Acquisition Information

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Alternative Form Available

Digitized version available from Southern Historical Collection

Accruals

1995.0054

Processing Information

Emily Hershman, 15 June 2011

Biographical Information

Catherine Barbara Broun (1820-1903) lived at Sunny Bank Farm in Middleburg, Virginia, during and after the turbulent years of the Civil War. She kept a detailed diary during this period, noting the struggles of maintaining the farm despite consistent foraging by both Union and Confederate troops. Broun's eyewitness account describes troop movements in the area, as well as the dispersal of local Confederate units such as Mosby's Rangers at war's end. After the war, Broun continued to manage Sunny Bank Farm until her death. Today, Sunny Bank Farm is a popular location for the Middleburg Hunt.

Scope and Content

The Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun collection consists of photocopied transcripts of the journal Broun kept during the Civil War era. In it she recounts such events as struggling to get a pass to travel through military lines in Washington, D.C., offering provisions to Confederate troops in the area, as well as noting the men killed or taken prisoner in local skirmishes. Despite the necessity of hosting Union cavalry and infantry units at her home, Broun was a Confederate sympathizer, describing Lee's surrender and the evacuation of Richmond as "heartbreaking." After the war, her diary focuses primarily on visits with neighbors and the purchase of household items.

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Related Material

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Bibliography

Diary in the Catherine Barbara Hopkins Broun Papers #2389-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/b/Broun,Catherine_Barbara_Hopkins.html
Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun (SC 0083), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
"Tax Break Credited in Saving Va. Land," The Washington Post 16 May 2006 (Accessed 17 June 2011).

Other Finding Aid

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Technical Requirements

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Other Finding Aid

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Bibliography

Diary in the Catherine Barbara Hopkins Broun Papers #2389-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/b/Broun,Catherine_Barbara_Hopkins.html
Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun (SC 0083), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
"Tax Break Credited in Saving Va. Land," The Washington Post 16 May 2006 (Accessed 17 June 2011).

Contents List

Folder 1: Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun, 1862-1885