“Letters of life and times of Caroline Howard Gilman, experiences of a "Confederate Mother", during Civil War, to her sister in the North and to her daughter, the wife of James Russell Lowell.”
“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.”
“July 29-September 3, 1863. Letters. Relates her travel from Maryland to Pennsylvania, the city of Altoona, family affairs, and impressions of the course of the war.”
“July 29-September 3, 1863. Letters. Relates her travel from Maryland to Pennsylvania, the city of Altoona, family affairs, and impressions of the course of the war.”
"March 9, 1862 - May 2, 1865. One of the best Confederate diaries, written by a Baton Rouge girl, who was a fervent Confederate. In 1863, she moved to the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain and later into New Orleans. Dawson was initially ambivalent…