The Diary of Fannie Page Hume, Orange Virginia, 1861 (1963)

Diary of Fannie Page Hume, Orange Virginia, 1861 (1983)
During the Civil War years, Fannie Hume lived at "Selma," on the Orange Turnpike just east of the settlement of Orange Court House, today's Town of Orange. An educated and entertaining writer, Miss Hume kept diaries during those years, and the Historical Society has published her diaries for 1861 and 1862. During that time, the Rapidan River, just five miles from Orange, became the effective northern border of the Confederacy. Her entries thus describe not only the impact of the war on civilian daily life and her reactions to news from distant places but also the sudden appearance of the war at her very doorstep. The 1861 Diary was edited by James W. Cortada. (Softcover, 91 pages)