Auburn resident Ramon "Bud" Villani discovered a Civil War-era diary, written by

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

7-24-1993

Pages

2B

Abstract

Auburn resident Ramon "Bud" Villani discovered a Civil War-era diary, written by an unidentified woman, while ripping out a wall during renovations of an Auburn farmhouse. The diary holds entries which comment on national events such as Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assassination and also offer a glimpse into a woman's life on a rural homestead in the 1860s.

Subjects

Diaries, US History Civil War, Villani, Ramon

Recommended Citation

"Auburn resident Ramon "Bud" Villani discovered a Civil War-era diary, written by" (1993). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 8108.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/8108