Title: Margaret Barton Crozier Ramsey Diary

Date/Date Range :   1864-1885
Ramsey, Margaret Barton Crozier, 1802-1889.
Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

Margaret Barton Crozier Ramsey kept this diary while she was in exile in North Carolina during and shortly after the Civil War. In it, she describes the destruction of her home in Tennessee, her journey to and life in North Carolina, the churches she attended, her religious views, her homesickness for her life in Tennessee, and her feelings toward the Union Army. She also relates family news, including news of her sons and other family members serving in the Confederate Army.

Call number: MS-0322

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Virginia LeNoir Stover donated this collection to the Special Collections Library in 1983.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Margaret Barton Crozier Ramsey Diary, MS-0322. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Margaret Barton Crozier was born to John and Hannah Crozier on September 18, 1802. She married James Gettys McGready Ramsey on March 1, 1821. The couple lived at an estate named Mecklenburg, which was built at the confluence of the French Broad and Holston Rivers. Here, they raised their 11 children.

During the Civil War, the Ramseys were staunch supporters of the Confederacy. As a result, their home was destroyed and they were forced to leave Tennessee. They settled in North Carolina at a home they called "Exile's Retreat." The Ramsey family finally returned to Tennessee in the early 1870s. Margaret Ramsey died on October 14, 1889.

Margaret Barton Crozier Ramsey kept this diary while she was in exile in North Carolina during and shortly after the Civil War. In it, she describes the destruction of her home in Tennessee, her journey to and life in North Carolina, the churches she attended, her religious views, her homesickness for her life in Tennessee, and her feelings toward the Union Army. She also relates family news, including news of her sons and other family members serving in the Confederate Army.

Interested researchers may also wish to consult MS-0253: Ramsey Family Papers, 1790-1912.

• Ramsey, Margaret Barton Crozier, 1802-1889.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Ramsey Family.