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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 French View of the Fall of Richmond: Alfred Paul's Report to Drouyn De Lhuys, April 11, 1865
“April 2-3, 1865. The French Consul in Richmond recorded the chaotic conditions of the Confederate evacuation of Richmond and the calm that existed when Federal troops took charge. He noted CSA Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin's behavior as…
A Month's Visit to the Confederate Headquarters by an English Officer
“The eyes of every Southerner are turned to England.”
A Report on Civil War America: Sir James Fergusson's Five-Week Visit
“September 17-October 23, 1861. Letter. Conservative member of the British Parliament. Traveled in both the North and South and visited the major personalities of the war. This letter to Lord Palmerston revealed that Fergusson favored the South and…
A Visit to the Cities and Camps of the Confederate States
“Fitzgerald Ross, "Captain of Hussars in the Imperial Austrian Army." In May 1863, he made his way across the military lines in northern Virginia and went directly to Richmond. Finding easy access to military and civil leaders of the Confederacy, he…
A Yankee Views the Agony of Savannah
“A Union soldier describes occupied Savannah.”
“January 29, 1865. A recent arrival from Boston wrote home about the devastation of Savannah and General Sherman's occupation of the city.”
“January 29, 1865. A recent arrival from Boston wrote home about the devastation of Savannah and General Sherman's occupation of the city.”
An Errand to the South in the Summer of 1862
“The Rev. W. Wyndham Malet was Vicar of Ardeley, near Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England. He came to America to visit his sister at Conway, SC. He traveled by steamer from Baltimore to Fortress Monroe, on a British warship to Charleston, by train to…
Auguste Laugel Visits the Army of the Potomac
“January 1865. Northern Virginia. This curious French visitor describes the effect of the war in Virginia, a black military unit, and the camps. He noted the variety of social classes and the lack of deference to rank among the officers, in the…
