Mary Boykin Chesnut: References & Edit History
Additional Reading
Chesnut’s life is examined in Elisabeth Muhlenfeld, Mary Boykin Chesnut (1981, reissued 1992); and Mary A. DeCredico, Mary Boykin Chesnut: A Confederate Woman’s Life (1996).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Mar 27, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 18, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital South Carolina Encyclopedia - Biography of Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut. | Apr 30, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Mary Boykin Chesnut. | Jun 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Biography of Mary Chesnut. | Jun 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Rollie Fingers. | Jun 04, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Mary Chesnut. | Oct 24, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Ohio State University - Biography of Mary Boykin Chesnut. | Oct 24, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The War for States' Rights - Biography of Mary Boykin Chesnut. | Oct 24, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Literary Encyclopedia - Biography of Mary Chesnut. | Aug 29, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: C-SPAN American Writers - Biography of Mary Chesnut. | Aug 29, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Documenting the American South - Biography of Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut. | Aug 29, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: About Famous People - Biography of Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut. | Aug 29, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 17, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Sep 15, 1999 |
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