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Watson, Rebecca Haymond.

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Martha Dent Watson (1837-1905) Diary

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1798
Overview

Diary written in Fairmont by an unmarried daughter of Thomas Watson and Rebecca Haymond Watson, the youngest sister of James Otis Watson. Comments concern the Civil War, the Southern cause, Lincoln and his assassination, and the attitudes of Fairmont residents toward Southern sympathizers and returning Confederate soldiers.

Dates: 1864 December 31 - 1865 December 21