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Cyrena Bailey Stone diary
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Cyrena Bailey Stone diary | |
| Creator: Stone, Cyrena Bailey, 1830-1868 | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1864 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box | |
| Collection Number: ms1000 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Cyrena Bailey Stone (1830-1868), maiden name Cyrena Ann Bailey, was born in East Berkshire, Vermont to Phinehas Bailey and Janette MacArthur Bailey. She was a teacher and Union sympathizer living near Atlanta, Georgia during the Atlanta Campaign of 1864.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a diary belonging to Cyrena Bailey Stone, written from January-July 1864, includes descriptive accounts of life in the South during the Civil War, slaves reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation and the probable fall of the Confederacy, prices for food and clothing, visits to prisons and hospitals, preparations of fortifications, shellings and cannonadings, falsified reports in Southern newspapers, diatribes towards leaders of the Confederacy especially Howell Cobb and Jefferson Davis, the fall of towns such as Tunnel Hill, Dalton, and Resaca (Ga.), and the evacuation of Atlanta.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Cyrena Bailey Stone diary, ms1000, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
General Notes
The Cyrena Bailey Stone diary is also known as "Miss Abby's Diary".
This collection has been digitized and is available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.