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A Poor Widow Asks for Food: 1865“May 8, 1865. A Baldwin County, Georgia woman wrote this letter to Union Major General James H. Wilson, revealing the lingering desolation caused by…
A Boy of the Old Dominion During the War Between the States“1861-1865. Alexandria, Virginia. The memories of a youngster living in the busy city on the south bank of the Potomac—across from Washington, D.C.”
Auguste Laugel Visits the Army of the Potomac“January 1865. Northern Virginia. This curious French visitor describes the effect of the war in Virginia, a black military unit, and the camps. He…
An Adventurous Trip“1863? Memphis, Tennessee. A young woman’s trip to the river city with a friend.”
A Rebel Came Home: The Diary of Floride Clemson Tells of Her Wartime Adventures in Yankeeland, 1863-64, Her Trip Home to South Carolina“January 1, 1863-October 24, 1866. From her home in Bladensburg, MD, the young daughter of a pro Confederate family reported news of the Gettysburg…
A Christmas Story
A SKETCH OF THE EARLY LIFE AND SERVICE IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY OF DR. JOHN A. LEWIS OF GEORGETOWN, KY.
Airy Mount -- In Sherman's Track“November 1894-January 1865. Near Oxford, Georgia. A recollection of the sad realities of Sherman’s march through the area of a proud plantation…
A Night of Terror“Unknown time. Alabama. A lady recalls a story by her mother about a trying night when lonely women were brave.”
A Letter From the Archbishop of New Orleans, 1862“February 28, 1862. Mentioned the effect of the war on religious activities. Church attendance was increasing; volunteer women's groups were being…