“Pearne born in 1820, became a Methodist minister, traveled on a mule from Michigan to Oregon, was in the Civil War, worked in the South, etc. A fascinating account.”
“Semmes comments on a lengthy letter from Alexander H. Stephens, Crawfordsville, Georgia, November 5, 1864. July 1, 1858-September 18, 1862. James River plantation, near Richmond, Virginia.”
“This account of Texas during the Civil War, by a Northern merchant, turned preacher to evade the Confederate draft law, is written in a friendly spirit but contains some sharp criticism and incisive observations on the manners and customs of Texans.…