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- Collection: Items by Publication Date: 1920s
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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 with dauntless courage that never wavered.”
My Story
“Recollections of Civil War El Paso.”
The Good Samaritan at Franklin
“1864. Franklin, Tennessee. A former soldier describes the “devoted and unselfish service to the sick and wounded” by Mrs. John McGavock.”
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 South Carolina Seceded
“November 8, 1860-July 14, 1863. A lady offers her recollections of Columbia, South Carolina during secession time—as reflected in her teenage journal.”
When Missouri Went into the War
“1861. Missouri. A former lawyer in Boonville, Missouri, remembers the beginning of wartime struggles in his state.”