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- Collection: Items by Publication Date: 1920s
The Burckmyer Letters: March 1863-June, 1865“First edition. This compendium of correspondence between Cornelius L. Burckmyer and his wife, edited by Charlotte R. Holmes, provides considerable…
The Burning of Columbia“February-March 1865. Columbia, South Carolina. An eyewitness account of the burning of the South Carolina capital.”
The Battle of Lexington
Tares Among the Wheat“1861-1865. Louisiana and Port Anderson, Mississippi? A group of war stories - sad and happy.”
Tender Memories of V.M.I. Cadets“May 1864. Newmarket, Virginia. A lady describes the efforts she and her neighbors gave to assist young V.M.I. cadets in battle.”
The Battle of the Handkerchiefs“February 20, 1863. New Orleans, Louisiana. A woman remembers how she and others used their handkerchiefs to help Confederate prisoners.”
The Battle of Rio, Virginia“April 1864. Rio, Virginia. A young woman’s memory of combat near her home on the Rivanna River.”
The Southern Plantation Overseer as Revealed in His Letters
The Old South in Peace and War--Confiscation of Plantation“1861-1863. Mississippi. A former resident of the Vicksburg area criticizes the high-handed manner in which Union Authority “acquired” Southern…
The Women of the South in War Times"Some wartime reminiscences by Southern women and the diary of Judith B. McGuire"