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Preferred Citation

Nannie Elizabeth Rea Diary and Letter Copy Book, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Nannie Elizabeth Rea diary and letter copy book was purchased from James Arsenault & Company

Content Description

A compilation of letters and reflections written during the final two years of the Civil War. Elizabeth "Nannie" Rea (1850-1924) was born in Winchester, Virginia and was sent to school at Ingleside Seminary in Baltimore County, Maryland in order to be kept safe from the conflict around Winchester, which changed hands more often than any other rebel city during the war. Her writings include personal reflections on the era she lived in, and letters to her family and friends.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• American Civil War, 1861-1865
• Personal narratives
• Teenage girls--Diaries
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women--Sources
• Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• Winchester (Va.)--History--19th century
• Winchester (Va.)--History.
• Women--Diaries
• Women--History--19th century
• Young women--Diaries