“Every Man His Own Historian: From a Yankee to a Rebel Diary” – Program & Book Signing

Join us on the second floor of the RR Smith Center or via Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/92491349141?pwd=mSWhZ3RF3H3ww9bG4A4JSKtuUrnlWL.1 (Passcode: 309700) In her recently released book, From a Yankee to a Rebel Diary, Professor Hall tells the story of a small diary that belonged initially to a Union private who wrote in it faithfully for six months before abandoning it outside of Richmond in June 1862. A Confederate private – Professor Hall’s great-grandfather – found the book and began his own journal in the remaining pages. In entries spanning over thirty months, he wrote of illnesses that nearly killed him, a religious conversion that changed the arc of his life, and his grueling experiences as a prisoner of war. Hall’s wartime path repeatedly intersected with Staunton, more so than with any other city or town during the war. Following Hall’s program, her books will be offered for sale, and she will be available to answer questions and autograph books. The program is free and open to the public. A portion of the book sales will go to benefit the work of the Augusta County Historical Society.