Browse Items (155 total)
- Collection: Items by Publication Date: 1920s
Experiences of a War-Time Girl“1861-1864. Northern Virginia. The memories and joys of the war by a then-young girl who had “never forgotten the horrors of the War between the…
End of Vicksburg Campaign“1862- 1863. Mississippi and Mobile. A Confederate chaplain’s experiences near the frontlines of battle and a trip to Mobile.”
From the 'Eastern Shore' of Virgina"1861. Eastern shore of Virginia. A native of the region east of Chesapeake Bay declares “This entire country... was intensely Southern in sentiment.”
From the Diary of John R. Thompson
From Gloom to Glory“Late 1864. Middle Tennessee. A former Confederate chaplain offers a story about the joys of going from “rags and tatters” as Confederate paper is…
How Captain Bryan Earned a Good Dinner“Unknown time or place. A steamboat captain’s efforts to capture wild cattle.”
How a Woman Helped to Save Richmond“March 1884. Richmond, Virginia. The wife of the Confederate secretary of War helps to thwart Ulric Dahlgren’s raid on the CSA capital.”
How I took a Letter on a Yankee General“No Date. Maryland to “Western Virginia.” A schoolgirl’s teasing of an “enemy” officer.”
Heel-Fly Time in Texas: A Story of the Civil War Period“Reminiscences of the author, chased by "Heel-flys", young home guards, often gangs who terrorized unprotected civilians, even returned soldiers.…
In the Days of Homespun Dresses“1861-1863. Tennessee. A Southern woman believes that all like her “remembers the days of hardship, of ruined homes, and of bleeding hearts.”