The most accurately describes the tone of Chesnut's diary when it opens in 1861 is Pessimistic.
- The situation in Charleston, South Carolina is chaos as southerners are getting news of Abraham Lincoln as elected President.
- The South did not want Lincoln to win the election because they believed he planned to abolish slavery.
- Slavery was the backbone of the South economy as they were reliable for them to work in plantations for cotton.
- The South was known as "King of Cotton".
- The situation in Charleston is exciting as people are discussing the outcome of winning Lincoln.
The Union army was closing in on Chesnut's location by early 1865, having conquered all of the following Southern cities by that time except Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Charlotte, North Carolina, remain safe from the Union army.
- When Mrs Chesnut decides to go to Charlotte, she says that there are no Federal soldiers on her way until Richmond.
Therefore we can conclude that Chesnut's diary plays a vital role in giving information from the viewpoint of a Southerner lady.
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