In the Shadow of the Enemy

In the Shadow of the Enemy is a detailed biography and historical account focusing on the Civil War journal of Ida Powell Dulany. This volume 1 entry provides a firsthand look at plantation life in Virginia during the United States Civil War, 1861-1865. As the mistress of a slave-holding estate, Ida Powell Dulany managed extensive family lands while her husband fought for the Confederacy.

This work of history and personal narrative examines the social conditions and challenges faced by women in the South. Through these diaries, readers gain insight into the struggle to maintain morale and manage labor after the Confederate government abandoned the region. In the Shadow of the Enemy serves as a primary source for those studying Confederate personal narratives and the complex reality of 19th century American biography.