Angela Kirkham Davis, memoir
in reference to 1861-1862
“Families, as well as the closest friends, were divided upon the question at issue…making it extremely unpleasant in our social intercourse…Our nearest neighbors, my dearest friends, were Rebels.”
Author
Name: Angela Kirkham Davis
Unit: N/A
Document Information
Type: Memoir
Subject(s):
- Civilian Support for the Confederacy
- Civilian Support for the Union
Event Location: Funkstown, Washington Co., MD
Document Origin: Funkstown, Washington Co., MD
Notes
Angela Kirkham Davis was a resident of Funkstown, Washington County, Maryland, during the time of the Civil War. In a lengthy letter written to her nieces, she described her wartime experiences.
Source
Davis, Angela Kirkham, “War Remembrances,” Crossroads of War: Washington County, Maryland in the Civil War, ed. S. Roger Keller. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1997, 6.
