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A Girl's Experience in the Siege of Vicksburg
“Personal reminiscence of the siege.”
A Girl of the Sixties
“1861-1862. Kentucky. From her memory as “a resentful girl of thirteen years,” a recollection of Union occupation early in the war.”
A Girl in the Sixties in Richmond
“1861-1865. Richmond. Virginia Lite in the Confederate capital in the memory of a young woman.”
A Georgia Woman's War Experiences
“Fall of 1864. Near Irvington, Georgia. The daughter of a Georgia farmer narrates her memories of Sherman's army coming through their lands.”
A Georgia Woman's Civil War Diary: The Journal of Minerva Leah Rowles McClatchey, 1864-1865
“January 1864-September 1865. When Sherman's troops entered Georgia, Mr. McClatchey left the family farm near Marietta, GA. Mrs. McClatchey, however, chose to stay and face the invaders. She observed the plight of refugees returning to their…
A Generous-Hearted Enemy
“1865. New Orleans to Memphis to Louisville to Nashville. A former Confederate chaplain notes pleasant events from former enemies as he goes home after the war.”
A French View of the Fall of Richmond: Alfred Paul's Report to Drouyn De Lhuys, April 11, 1865
“April 2-3, 1865. The French Consul in Richmond recorded the chaotic conditions of the Confederate evacuation of Richmond and the calm that existed when Federal troops took charge. He noted CSA Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin's behavior as…
