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- Collection: Items by Publication Date: 1920s
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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.”
Bold Attempt to Rob the State Treasury of Texas
“June 1865. Austin, Texas. Forty robbers attempt to steal “100,000 in gold and 400,000 in paper money."
Boyhood Days in Alabama
“1861-1865. Wilcox County, Alabama. A lad, only seven years old in 1861, recalls the realities of the war.”
Bloody Franklin
“November 30-December 1, 1864. Franklin, Tennessee. A former Confederate chaplain offers some sidelights of civilians affected by the battle in Middle Tennessee.”
Bravery of Southern Women
“October 1864. Fauquier County, Virginia. A veteran describes “another link in the chain of heroic acts to the credit of the glorious women of the South.”
Confederate Hospitals at Petersburg, Va
“1862-1865. Petersburg, Virginia. A woman describes the tireless work by many individuals to help the Confederate wounded.”
Closing Scene with Johnston's Army
“April 1865. Central North Carolina. An eyewitness recalls some of the details about the surrender of Joseph E. Johnston’s troops.”
Chronicles of Chicora Wood
“About one-third of this memoir by a member of a truly respected South Carolina family describes her difficulties and hardships during the war years.”