The Cormany Diaries
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The Cormany Diaries

A Northern Family in the Civil War

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The Cormany Diaries

A Northern Family in the Civil War

About this book

This unique pair of diaries offers an unforgettable account of the life of an average Northern family coping with the dangers and tensions of the Civil War. There were thousands like them, but few left such a clear and indelible record of their experiences.Rachel Cormany (nee Bowman) met Samuel Cormany at Otterbein University in Ohio. After her husband enlisted in a cavalry unit, she writes poignantly of her anxieties, poverty, and loneliness. Samuel, on the other hand, is ambitious in his military career, and tells enthusiastically about his engagements that include camp life, cavalry raids, army politics, and his battles with alcohol. Editor James C. Mohr has arranged the diaries so that the voices of husband and wife alternate, and his notes enlighten many of the issues relating to the diarists and their daily lives.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Illustrations
  3. Introduction
  4. Kinship Glossary
  5. Abbreviations Used in Footnotes
  6. I. Rachel at Otterbein: October 30, 1858–June 26, 1859
  7. II. Samuel Comes to Ohio: April–September, 1859
  8. III. Rachel Seeks a Job: July 10, 1859–January 11, 1860
  9. IV. Samuel's Winter of Decision: November, 1859–April 10, 1860
  10. V. Rachel's Return to Westerville: January 30–April 13, 1860
  11. VI. Frontier Farmmaking in Missouri: April 11–November 18, 1860
  12. VII. Rachel Waiting for Her Wedding: April 13–November 27, 1860
  13. VIII. The Decision to Remain in Canada: November 19, 1860–January 13, 1861
  14. IX. Rachel's Life in Rural Canada: December 2, 1860–May 1, 1862
  15. X. The Birth of Mary Cora: May 15, 1861–August 4, 1862
  16. XI. Home from Exile and Into the Army: August 5–November 25, 1862
  17. XII. Rachel Begins Her Life Alone: May 20, 1862–February 1, 1863
  18. XIII. Samuel Goes to the Front: November 26, 1862–February 17, 1863
  19. XIV. Rachel in Chambersburg: February 14–June 13, 1863
  20. XV. From Chancellorsville to Gettysburg: February 18–July 6, 1863
  21. XVI. Chambersburg During the Gettsyburg Campaign: June 14–July 6, 1863
  22. XVII. Cavalry Operations in Virginia: July 7–November 24, 1863
  23. XVIII. Life in Chambersburg Drags On: July 7–November 25, 1863
  24. XIX. On the Eastern Front: November 25, 1863–March 14, 1864
  25. XX. Irritation: December 3, 1863–March 14, 1864
  26. XXI. The Union Spring Offensive: March 14–June 30, 1864
  27. XXII. "I am so tired of this way of living": March 21–November 25, 1864
  28. XXIII. The Siege of Petersburg: July 1–December 8, 1864
  29. XXIV. Rachel Moves to the Country: December 7, 1864–February 10, 1865
  30. XXV. Winter Along the Petersburg Line and Home on Leave: December 9, 1864–March 31, 1865
  31. XXVI. Rachel's Notes on Samuel's Leave: February 21–March 31, 1865
  32. XXVII. The Appomattox Campaign: April 1–10, 1865
  33. XXVIII. Waiting for Samuel's Return: April 2–August 13, 1865
  34. XXIX. From Occupation Duty in Virginia to Reunion in Pennsylvania: April 11–August 27, 1865
  35. XXX. Rachel and Samuel Reunited: August 27 and September 1, 1865
  36. Epilogue
  37. Index