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#1746
ANITA DWYER WITHERS DIARY
Summary

Full text of diary, 1860-1865

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Withers, Anita Dwyer, fl. 1860-1865.
Diary, 1860-1865.
1 volume.

Anita Dwyer Withers, wife of a U.S. 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 diary, 4 May 1860-18 June 1865, mainly records 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.

Gift, 1950.

ONLINE CATALOG TERMS:
   Catholic Church--Virginia--History--19th century.
   Family--Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century.
   Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
   Richmond (Va.)--Social conditions--Civil War, 1861-1865.
   Texas--Social life and customs--19th century.
   Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives,
      Confederate.
   Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
   Withers, Anita Dwyer, fl. 1860-1865.
   Withers family.
   Withers, John, d. 1892.
   Women--Virginia--Diaries.
   Women--Virginia--Social life and customs--Civil War, 1861- 1865.

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