Record #:

28620

Author(s):

McEachern, Leora H.; Williams, Isabel M.

Abstract:

Mary Ann Buie (Miss Buie) was a writer known for her controversial articles published in the Wilmington Daily Journal from 1861-1865. Early in the Civil War, Miss Buie left journalism to specialize in solicitations for the welfare of the soldiers. It was her dedication to this cause that made her a celebrity.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 18 Issue 1, Oct 1974, p1-4, il, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Newspapers; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women