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The Rival Administrations: Richmond and Washington in December 1863
“Rare pamphlet, printed on coarse paper, only a portion of "Third year of War," printed in Richmond, attacks both Lincoln and Pres. Davis. See: Alex. St. Clair Abrams' Review of Pollard’s "Rival Administration."
The Soldier’s Friend; Being a Thrilling Narrative of Grandma Smith's Four Years Experience and Observation, as Matron, in the Hospitals of the South, During the late Disastrous conflict in America
“This book was published to show the horrors of war and to discourage any repetition. Nevertheless, it is more concerned with traveling from one hospital to another, by discussing the general progress of the war, and with recording many conversations…
The Whip, Hoe, and Sword; or, The Gulf-Department in '63
“A good account of life in the lower Mississippi River Valley in 1863 by a visitor from the North— particularly useful for observations of Creoles, the enslaved, and plantations.”
Sketches of the war: a series of letters to the North Moore Street School of New York.
“Although these letters were addressed to school children, they give a close-up view of the country and inhabitants of northwestern Tennessee and western Kentucky. Nott, a resident of New York City at the outbreak of the Civil War, went to St. Louis…
