Kate Stone | |
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| Born | Sarah Katherine Stone January 8, 1841 Mississippi Springs, Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | December 28, 1907 (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 |
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.
- ^ Anderson 1995, p. 28.
- ^ Jumonville 2002, p. 231.