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Angela Kirkham Davis, memoir

in reference to 1861-1862

“Mr. Davis [Angela’s husband, Joseph]…had always been true to his party and loyal to his state. Now, in a crisis like this, he felt that his allegiance was to the government of the United States, therefore true to his convictions, he became an intense Union man.”


Author

Name: Angela Kirkham Davis

Unit: N/A

Document Information

Type: Memoir

Subject(s):

  • 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, 6-7.