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Two little Confederates
“Based on boyhood experiences of Page and his brother Roswell.”
The Writings of Sam Houston, 1813-1863;
“Vol. VII covers the Civil War era.”
The White Castle of Louisiana
“Before, during, and after War, on a Louisiana plantation.”
The Whip, Hoe, and Sword; or, The Gulf-Department in '63
“A good account of life in the lower Mississippi River Valley in 1863 by a visitor from the North— particularly useful for observations of Creoles, the enslaved, and plantations.”
The Westover Journal of John A. Selden, Esqr
“The personal journal of the owner of the great James River plantation, which clearly reflects the effects of the war on his personal life and fortune.”
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The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865
"December 19, 1864—August 2, 1865. Andrews traveled over a broken railroad system and in wagons from Washington to a plantation near Albany, across the route of Sherman's march across Georgia. On the trains, she listened to a Confederate soldier…
The Tennessee Valley from 1862 to 1865
“1862-1865. North Alabama. A brief summary of war years in the counties near the Tennessee River in north Alabama.”