The diary of William Stringfield, native of Strawberry Plains in Jefferson County who enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army and mustered out as an officer, is available in text form on-line.  It contains notes and additional transcriptions as well.  Those with an interest in the East TN campaigns, especially, will want to read the text.

The Webmistress is not a Civil War researcher, but she thoroughly enjoyed his travelogue around the region she knows very well and his personal observations on the events he witnessed.

Click here to read the transcription.