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The Westover Journal of John A. Selden, Esqr

“The personal journal of the owner of the great James River plantation, which clearly reflects the effects of the war on his personal life and…

The Women of the South in War Times

"Some wartime reminiscences by Southern women and the diary of Judith B. McGuire"

Then and Now: Reminiscences and Historical Romance, 1856-1865

“This is a chronicle of the author's experiences, primarily in North Carolina and primarily in the last half of the 19th century, life in Piedmont,…

What Sherman did to Fayetteville, N.C.

"A local resident summarized the destruction wreaked upon a key city: 'a special object of hatred to Sherman’s army.'”

When Missouri Went into the War

“1861. Missouri. A former lawyer in Boonville, Missouri, remembers the beginning of wartime struggles in his state.”