Diary of a Southern Refugee during the War, annotated edition

"Long valued by students of the Civil War, Judith McGuire's vivid account suffered from inadequate context—until now. At the hands of a master chronicler of the war, we now can read McGuire with fresh eyes and relive with her the hopes, tribulations, despondency, and endurance of a singular southern woman."—Nelson D. Lankford, editor of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography and author of Cry Havoc! The Crooked War to Civil War, 1861

"Erudite, devout and uncompromising in her loyalty and love of Virginia and the South, Judith Brockenbrough McGuire experienced the American Civil War early as a refugee from her home in Alexandria and remained true to the Confederacy until the close of the conflict. Ably edited and annotated by the distinguished author and historian, James I. Robertson Jr., McGuire's diary exhibits the dignity and poignancy with which she confronted the many challenges and travails thrust upon her amidst the maelstrom of war."—Brian Wills, Director, Civil War Center, Kennesaw State University

"Her vivid account of life during the Civil War now includes vital details not given in the original text."—Southside Sentinel