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The War for Independence, North and South: The Diary of Samuel Catawba Lowry
“November 27, 1861-71862. Low Country, South Carolina. Coastal soldier.”
The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865
"December 19, 1864—August 2, 1865. Andrews traveled over a broken railroad system and in wagons from Washington to a plantation near Albany, across the route of Sherman's march across Georgia. On the trains, she listened to a Confederate soldier…
The Wartime Experiences of Margaret McCalla: Confederate Refugee from East Tennessee
“1861-1864. Letters. Relates her departure from east Tennessee for Chester District, SC, only one day before the Union troops arrived. McCalla describes her efforts to care for her children (one son died, and another was born) and to raise crops on…
The Wedding at the Parker House
”Notes of black regiments at Punta Rassa, ca. 1865: The 2d and 99th U.S. Colored Infantry and 2d Florida (U.S.) Cavalry. Describes Fort Myers, the nearby Indians, a ball in celebration of the fall of Richmond, and a military wedding for an Indian…
The Westover Journal of John A. Selden, Esqr
“The personal journal of the owner of the great James River plantation, which clearly reflects the effects of the war on his personal life and fortune.”