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"My Dear Husband": A Texas Slave's Love Letter, 1862
December 28, 1862. Expressions of worry about and love for her husband Norfleet, a bondsman to enslaver Theophilus Perry (28th Texas Cavalry), who had gone into military service as Perry’s "personal servant.”
A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama During the Civil War
“1861-1865. Near Eufaula, Alabama. Recounts how a frightened and war-weary household dealt with privations during a blockade imposed on the South, life on a plantation.”
A Daughter of the Confederacy: A Story of the Old South and the New
“Southern life in the South during the War.”
A Journey Among the Contrabands: The Diary of Walter Totten Carpenter
“January 1-March 24, 1864. Sent by the Indiana Quakers to Tennessee and Alabama to monitor the aid being given to the slaves who had escaped to, or been brought within, Union lines, Carpenter recorded miles traveled, the weather, and conditions of…
A Monotony Full of Sadness: The Diary of Nadine Turchin, May, 1863-April, 1864
“May 26, 1863-April 26, 1864. Wife of Brigadier General John Basil Tuchin who followed her husband to Tennessee. She was critical of everyone in charge of the conduct of the war, especially those who were profiting from the war. She noted her views…
A Month's Visit to the Confederate Headquarters by an English Officer
“The eyes of every Southerner are turned to England.”
