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Fifty Years on the Road the Autobiography of a Traveling Salesman
“Interesting chapters on "On the road during Civil War," "In War-tom Missouri," "Road incidents in the South and West."
Southern Women in the Civil War
“1861-1865. "Eloquent Tribute" in 1904 by war time observer to valiant women.”
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…
From Flag to Flag: A Woman's Adventures and Experiences in the South During the War, in Mexico, and in Cuba
“Mrs. Ripley and her husband lived on a Mississippi River plantation four miles below Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After the fall of New Orleans and the fighting around Baton Rouge, the Ripley’s fled to Texas. Sending some of their slaves ahead, they set…
Social Life in Old New Orleans, Being Recollections of my Girlhood
“Social life, plantation, New Orleans during War.”