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Date Original
1865 January 1-1867 January 7
Description
Loose pages of Cynthia Earle Ward's diary kept during the U.S. Civil War. Cynthia noted things such as life on the plantation, updates of local and national news, food shortages, and more.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Earle-Ward Family collection contains the personal correspondence, business papers, and legal documents of Josiah F. Earle, Cynthia Earle Ward, J.E.H. Ward and Julia Ward Miller. Josiah F. Earle was a court clerk, school commissioner and farmer with extensive holdings of property. During the Civil War, he organized the first confederate company in Crittenden County. The Ward diary offers some insight into the Civil War years as they affected a female in typical plantation life. Cynthia Earle Ward, the wife of J.E.H. Ward and the sister of Josiah Earle, managed the operations of the plantation after the death of her husband.
Physical Description
27 pages, 7" x 12.5"
Keywords
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; Arkansas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Geographical Area
Arkansas; St Paul, Ramsey County (Minn.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000555, Box 1, Folder 4
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Earle-Ward Family collection, MS.000555
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Cynthia Earle Ward diary, Earle-Ward Family collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History | Women's History
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