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Chronicles of Chicora Wood
“About one-third of this memoir by a member of a truly respected South Carolina family describes her difficulties and hardships during the war years.”
Civil History of the Government of the Confederate States, With Some Personal Reminiscences.
“Of use only for political history, a defense of secession.”
Civil War Letters of Sam Houston
“October 7, 1862-April 21, 1863. Huntsville, Texas. Three letters to the editor of the Nacogdoches Chronicle reveal ex-Governor Samuel Houston s criticism of President Jefferson Davis and leading generals and his despondency over the declining…
Civil War Memoirs of Mrs. Adeline Deadrick
“1861-March 17, 1869. Eastern Tennessee. In recollections written in 1890 and 1898," Facts Transpiring Within My Own Knowledge During the War in 1863-1864," on outspoken woman describes the many stresses and strains of the war in Appalachian area of…
Closing Scene with Johnston's Army
“April 1865. Central North Carolina. An eyewitness recalls some of the details about the surrender of Joseph E. Johnston’s troops.”