Download or read book The Diary of Elizabeth O. Carter written by Elizabeth O. Carter and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Elizabeth Osborne Carter (1796-1885) ran Oatlands Plantation during and after the turbulent years of the Civil War. She first married Joseph Lewis (d. 1834), who had served as a Representative in Congress of the Loudoun, Fairfax, and Prince William Counties district. After his death, she married George Carter, great grandson of wealthy Virginia planter Robert “King” Carter and founder of Oatlands. When George Carter, Sr. (1777-1846) passed away, she continued to live on the plantation with her two sons during the 1850s and 60s. Throughout the Civil War, Carter noted movements of troops, nearby battles, and the encampment of Confederate troops on Oatland's grounds in her diary. She continued to live in Loudoun County until her death in 1885."-- from a biographical sketch.