Browse Items (139 total)
Sort by:
The Evacuation of Richmond, April 3, 1865 and the Disastrous Conflagration Incident Theory
“April 3, 1865. Richmond, Virginia. More testimony relating to the evacuation of Richmond by an eyewitness.”
The Evolution of a State, or Recollections of Old Texas Days
“J. Frank Dobie described this account as the "best of all books dealing with life in early Texas Bully reading." This reminiscence by a key Texas pioneer summarizes the decades from the early settlements by U.S. immigrants in Texas until he left the…
The First Shot at Fort Sumter
“Extract from the unpublished diary. April 6-16, 1861. Charleston, South Carolina. A detailed description of Charleston and the events relating to the beginning of the war, as recorded in the diary of the man credited with "firing the first shot."
The Good Samaritan at Franklin
“1864. Franklin, Tennessee. A former soldier describes the “devoted and unselfish service to the sick and wounded” by Mrs. John McGavock.”
The Last Four Days of the War
“Each sides’ view as told in their newspaper accounts.”
The Last March
“March-April, 1865. Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The return home for a soldier at the end of the War.”