Domestic relations
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Emma Holmes diary (microfilm)
Collection
Accession: 0919
Abstract:
Emma E. Holmes (1838-1910) was the daughter of Dr. Henry M. Holmes (1790-1854) and Eliza Ford Gibbes (1808-1875). The diary chronicles Holmes's life in Charleston, South Carolina, during the Civil War, detailing the Charleston fire of December 1861, visiting army camps, taking a position as governess and tutor, and plundering Union troops near the end of the war.
Dates:
1861-1866
