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The Diary of James T. Ayers: Civil War Recruiter
“December 28, 1863 - May 24, 1865. The volume includes the observations of an ‘aging’ Methodist minister from Illinois who came South to recruit "patch of darkies" for the Union Army, beginning at Stevenson, Alabama. Later, he enlisted as a soldier…
The Last Years of Henry Timrod, 1864-1867: Including Letters of Timrod to Paul Hamilton Hayne and Letters About Timrod by William Gilmore Simms, John R. Thompson, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Others. With Four Uncollected Poems and Seven Uncollected Prose Pieces.
“Wartime letters from Columbia, SC, by great Southern poet.”
The Diary of a Public Man: An Intimate View of the National Administration, December 28, 1860, to March 15, 1861; and, A page of political correspondence, Stanton to Buchanan / Buchanan, James; 1791-1868
“The author's account of the early secession movement, the seizing of Wingfield (the author's home), the cavalry raids, the arrival of the federal fleet at Edenton, and the naval battle of Sandy Point supported with letters and military reports.”
The American Civil War; Contemporary Letters From Lt. Col. G.J. Wolseley, Part 2
“Titles vary. Written during 1862 when Wolseley was sent to Canada on the Trent Affair (Confederates removed from a British steamer).”
A Warrensburg Family During the Civil War
“1861-1865. Warrensburg, Missouri. The impact of the conflict upon a family in western Missouri.”
