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Yes, Mary Chesnut was wealthy. She came from a prominent South Carolina family and married James Chesnut Jr., a successful plantation owner and U.S. senator. Their wealth was derived from their extensive plantations and the use of enslaved labor, which was typical of affluent Southern families during that period. Mary Chesnut's diaries provide insight into the lives of the Southern elite before, during, and after the Civil War.

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