Back to TopDescriptive Summary
- Repository
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
- Creator
- Agnew, Samuel A., b. 1833.
- Title
- Samuel A. Agnew Diary, 1851-1902.
- Call Number
- 923
- Language of Materials
- Materials in English
- Extent
- 46 volumes (7.0 linear feet).
Abstract Agnew grew up and attended college and seminary in Due West, S. C. In 1852 he moved to Mississippi, and thereafter lived in
the northeastern part of the state, chiefly in Tippah and Lee counties, where he was an Associate Reformed Presbyterian minister,
teacher, farmer, and prominent local citizen. Detailed diary of Agnew's thoughts, experiences, and activities; neighborhood
news; public events, particularly as they affected the locality; relations with slaves and free blacks; the Civil War, during
which he was in the area of operations of both armies; Reconstruction, which was tumultuous in his vicinity; local and regional
church affairs; farming and leadership in the local Grange; major natural events; frequent travels to Memphis and to other
parts of Mississippi; and many other aspects of personal and public life that came within his view. There are occasional gaps
in the diary before 1873 and after 1883.
Back to TopAdministrative Information
- Alternate Form of Material
- Full text of diary, 27 September 1863-30 June 1864
- Microfilm and partial typed transcript copies available.
- Processing Information
- Processed by: SHC Staff
- Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the Samuel A. Agnew Diary, #923, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Copyright Notice
- Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright
law.
Back to TopOnline Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Agnew, Samuel A., b. 1833.
- Agriculture--Mississippi--History--19th century.
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822)--Clergy.
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822)--Mississippi--History--19th century.
- Lee County (Miss.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Memphis (Tenn.)--Description and travel.
- Mississippi State Grange.
- Mississippi--Description and travel.
- Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
- Mississippi--Politics and government.
- Mississippi--Race relations.
- Presbyterian Church--Mississippi--History--19th century.
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Mississippi.
- Tippah County (Miss.)--Social life and customs.
Back to TopBiographical Note
Agnew grew up and attended college and seminary in Due West, S. C. In 1852 he moved to Mississippi, and thereafter lived in
the northeastern part of the state, chiefly in Tippah and Lee counties, where he was an Associate Reformed Presbyterian minister,
teacher, farmer, and prominent local citizen.
Back to TopCollection Overview
Detailed diary of Agnew's thoughts, experiences, and activities; neighborhood news; public events, particularly as they affected
the locality; relations with slaves and free blacks; the Civil War, during which he was in the area of operations of both
armies; Reconstruction, which was tumultuous in his vicinity; local and regional church affairs; farming and leadership in
the local Grange; major natural events; frequent travels to Memphis and to other parts of Mississippi; and many other aspects
of personal and public life that came within his view. There are occasional gaps in the diary before 1873 and after 1883.
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