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Susan R. Jervey

Books by Susan R. Jervey

Two Diaries From Middle St. John's, Berkeley, South Carolina, February - May, 1865 Cover image

Two Diaries From Middle St. John's, Berkeley, South Carolina, February - May, 1865

History Memoir Non-Fiction
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This book compiles two diaries kept by young women, Susan R. Jervey and Charlotte St. Julien Ravenel, during the final months of the Civil War in South Carolina. The diaries, written between February and May 1865, provide intimate glimpses into the...