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- Collection: Items by Publication Date: 1930s
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A Belgian Consul on Conditions in the South in 1860 and 1862
“January 20, 1861, and November 15, 1862. Text of two reports by the consul at Atlanta, to Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, describing conditions in the South and prospects for extending commerce to the region.”
A Child'd Recollections of War
“June 1864-April 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. A little girl’s memories of the trying last months of the war in the key city south of Richmond.”
A Confederate Surgeon's Story
“1861-1865. Lynchburg, Virginia. A former surgeon at Hospital No. 1 in Lynchburg, Virginia recalls the awful tragedies of the war.”
A Letter of Captain V. Chamberlain 7th Connecticut Volunteers
“Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida. A Union Officer describes two occupied towns.”
A March Past: Reminiscences of Elizabeth Randolph Preston Allen
"References to Stonewall Jackson and other Civil War materials."
A Memorable Night
“Spring 1863. Near Florence, Alabama. A lady recalls how Yankee raiders “plundered through our double parlors” in Union General Wilson’s raid.”
A Missouri Boy’s Experiences
“1863. Missouri and Virginia. A young soldier recalls events in his home state in the middle of the war and then describes his trip home after being exchanged as a prisoner of war.”
A Southern Girl's Diary
“February 10-June 26, 1865. Orangeburg, South Carolina. A girl’s diary records the coming of the Yankee and how the “desecrated. . . Orangeburg,” the “dreadful day” of occupation, the news of a brother’s death, and with defeat—“the gloomy prospect…
