Manuscripts Department
Library of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION
#923
SAMUEL ANDREW AGNEW DIARY
Summary
Full text of diary,
27 September 1863-30 June 1864
Agnew, Samuel Andrew, 1833-1902.
Diary, 1851-1902.
46 volumes (7.0 linear feet).
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.
Microfilm and partial typed transcript copies available.
ONLINE CATALOG TERMS:
Agnew, Samuel Andrew, 1833-1902.
Agriculture--Mississippi--History--19th century.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church--Mississippi--History--19th
century.
Lee County (Miss.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Description--19th century.
Mississippi--Description and travel--19th century.
Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives,
Confederate.
Mississippi--Politics and government--19th century.
Mississippi--Race relations--History--19th century.
Mississippi State Grange.
Presbyterian Church--Mississippi--History--19th century.
Reconstruction--Mississippi.
Tippah County (Miss.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
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