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Last Capital of the Confederacy at Danville
“April 3-10, 1865. Danville, Virginia. A brief description of the last Confederate capital by an unnamed eyewitness.”
Last Days of the Confederacy: Letters from Jefferson Davis During that Period
“1863-1865. General. A close associate of the Confederate president who was chaplain of the 49lh Miss. Regt. Proudly remembers his leader’s courage and determination.”
Laurence M. Keitt's Letters from the Provisional Congress of the Confederacy, 1861
“February 13 - August 20, 1861. Montgomery, Alabama, and Richmond, Virginia. A young "Calhoonist" describes the creation of the CSA Congress.”
Letter from a Virginia Lady to the Federal Commander at Winchester, Va.
“1863-1864. Clarke County, Virginia. A contemporary letter describes life in the Shenandoah Valley in the midst of Yankee raids.”
Letter of John Campbell, Unionist
“John Campbell, Searcy County delegate to the secession convention of 1861, explains why he voted for secession. The period of secession and later summarizing the negotiations for peace in 1864 and 1865.”
Letters From Nashville, 1862: A Portrait of Belle Meade
“1862. The Military Governor of Tennessee (Andrew Johnson) arrested General William Giles Harding as a political prisoner. During his six-month incarceration, his plantation, "Belle Meade," was managed by his wife, Elizabeth. These letters indicate…
