Browse Items (155 total)
- Collection: Items by Publication Date: 1920s
Life on the Old Plantation1865. Georgia. A warm recollection of plantation days and the change brought by the war, and especially the kindness of “Uncle Wilkes.”
The City of Vicksburg (A Girl’s Journey to Vicksburg, Second Section)“1863. Vicksburg, Mississippi. The account of a young woman’s trip to the key river port, under Union escort.”
The Battle of Lexington
Refugees and Regueeing“Unknown time. South Alabama. A memory of the many Confederate who fled the area of battles, hoping to escape “the pangs of war.”
When Sherman Marched Through Georgia“Fall of 1864. Cassville, Georgia. A young woman’s recollections of the awesome Yankee assault.”
The Spirit of the Women of the South“1863. Milledgeville, Georgia. Joyful times with beautiful young women-according to a Confederate veteran.”
Life in Richmond, 1863-1865“1863-1865. Richmond, Virginia. A former Ordinance Bureau officer remembers the realities of the war years in the Confederate capital.”
Back to Dixie, A Hard trip“November 1864 - Spring 1865. Indiana to Kentucky. A reminiscence of escaped confederate prisoners who came South late in the war.”
A Heroine of the Sixties“1863-1865. Giles County. Virginia. An unidentified woman described a valiant young neighbor who always helped Confederates and “met every vicissitude…
Reminiscences of the Women of Missouri During the Sixties“An anthology of the memories of women in Missouri during the war. including descriptions of the hardship and violence against Southern sympathizers.”