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Experience of Missouri Women
“1864. Missouri. A Missouri Confederate recalls her daring and trying experiences to serve the CSA.”
Evablina -- Last of the Old Virinia Slaves
“General. A remembrance of a loyal family servant.”
Escape of Breckinridge and Benjamin
“April-May 1865. Richmond To Charleston. A friend of John C. Breckinridge summarizes an 1874 conversation about the secret trips out of the defeated South by two key Confederates.”
From the 'Eastern Shore' of Virgina
"1861. Eastern shore of Virginia. A native of the region east of Chesapeake Bay declares “This entire country... was intensely Southern in sentiment.”
Fall of Richmond, April 3, 1885
“April 3, 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A former resident of the CSA capital describes the awesome events of the fall of the city.”
Fight in a Mississippi Church in 1863
“Fall of 1863. Rodney, Mississippi. A recollection of a Presbyterian congregation’s work to save its building during an assault by the Yankees.”
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…