Kate Stone
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For the English engineer, see Kate Stone (engineer).
Kate Stone (after marriage, Holmes; January 8, 1841 – December 28, 1907), was an American diarist and community leader.[1] She was the daughter of a wealthy cotton farmer and slaveholder in the Southern United States. She is remembered in American history and literature for her diary, Brokenburn: The Journal of Kate Stone, 1861-1865, edited by John Q. Anderson,[2] which she kept during the time of the American Civil War, printed in 1955, which she kept continuously from May 1861 to November 1865; shorter supplements date from 1867 and 1868. Stone died in 1907.
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Born | Sarah Katherine Stone January 8, 1841 Mississippi Springs, Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | December 28, 1907(1907-12-28) (aged 66) Tallulah, Louisiana, U.S. |
Resting place | Silver Cross Cemetery, Tallulah |
Nickname | Kate |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Genre | diarist |
Notable works | Brokenburn: The Journal of Kate Stone, 1861-1865 |
Spouse |
Henry Bry Holmes (m. 1869) |
Children | 4 |
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