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02908aam a2200553 i 4500 001 46F980E84F0211EFA546DA9326ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240731010047 008 190810s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 1611213886 020 $a 9781611213881 020 $a 1611215293 020 $a 9781611215298 035 $a (OCoLC)1111784477 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Gresham, LeRoy Wiley, $d 1847-1865, $e author. 245 14 $a The war outside my window / $c the Civil War diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865 ; edited by Janet Elizabeth Croon. 246 3 $a Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865. 250 $a Third edition (hardcover.) 264 1 $a El Dorado Hills, California : $b Savas Beatie LLC, $c [2019] 300 $a xxxvii, 440 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm. 500 $a "A remarkable account of the collapse of the Old South, and the final years of a privileged but afflicted life"--Cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "LeRoy Wiley Gresham of Macon, Georgia kept a series of seven journals between 1860 and 1865 that documents the entirety of the Civil War. Starting at the age of 12, his writing covers not only the changes in Macon, but the socio-economic impact of the conflict on his wealthy family, which owns two plantations about 40 miles southeast of Macon. His journals also trace his internal struggles with his health, giving us a very unique glimpse into the course of his struggle against tuberculosis, a disease which killed thousands each year during the 19th century, and claimed his own life at age 17"--Provided by publisher. 541 $d 20240520. 600 1 $a Gresham, LeRoy Wiley, $d 1847-1865 $v Diaries. 600 3 $a Gresham family. 650 $a Teenage boys $z Confederate States of America $v Diaries. 650 $a Teenage boys $z Georgia $v Diaries. 650 $a Tuberculosis $x Patients $v Diaries. 650 $a Plantation life $z Houston County $z Houston County $v Sources. 651 $a United States $x History $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $v Personal narratives, Confederate. 651 $a Macon (Ga.) $x History $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $v Personal narratives. 651 $a Macon (Ga.) $x Social life and customs $y 19th century. 651 $a Macon (Ga.) $v Biography. 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast 655 7 $a Diaries. $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast 655 7 $a Personal narratives. $2 fast 655 7 $a Personal narratives $2 fast $v Confederate. 655 7 $a Sources. $2 fast 655 7 $a Diaries. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Personal narratives. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 700 $a Croon, Janet Elizabeth, $e editor. 941 $a 1 952 $l VUPB454 $d 20240731011451.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=46F980E84F0211EFA546DA9326ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search