Reviews for A Confederate Girl's Diary

The average rating for A Confederate Girl's Diary based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-05-19 00:00:00 Celia Taitt The life of Thomas Brown is an interesting one, and would've been an interesting read if in more capable hands. Brown had hardly arrived in Augusta, GA, and moved into his home from land provided by a King's Grant, when he was accosted by locals who demanded to know if he was "for" or "agin" the King. He gave the wrong answer, and his life, already almost forfeit the moment he replied, would seem to go downhill thereafter. He was forcibly (how else) taken from his home, tarred and feathered (yes, something that literally happened at time, the brands used to heat the tar cost Brown a couple of his toes), and run out of town. He would eventually return as a King's Ranger with a cohort of loyalists and wrest Augusta from control of the Patriots. However, as I said, things went downhill. A battle and siege resulted in Brown being captured; he surrendered to Light-Horse Harry Lee (Robert E. Lee's father...some people, unfamiliar with the Lee legacy spanning two major wars, are surprised to learn that the father served in the Revolutionary War and the son served in the Civil War, but it is so). The story, I think, is a compelling one, but Dr. Cashin had a tendency to dote on provincial names from the Augusta community, I suspect out of concern for offending anyone, and the result is a tedious listing of prominent people (at least locally prominent), but such dry representation leaves a lot to be desired considering Tom Brown's history.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-09-03 00:00:00 Artur Davis Very informative of the man - Thomas Brown, and his contemporaries.