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Princess of Glendale: A Story of the South
“War, slavery, and politics.”
My Childhood Recollections of the War
“1861-1865. Virginia. The war years as recalled by a woman who was five years of age when the conflict began.”
From a New England Woman's Diary in Dixie in 1865
"May-July 1865. Privately printed. Author's diary describing her teaching experiences on Edisto Island, near Charleston, SC."
A Monotony Full of Sadness: The Diary of Nadine Turchin, May, 1863-April, 1864
“May 26, 1863-April 26, 1864. Wife of Brigadier General John Basil Tuchin who followed her husband to Tennessee. She was critical of everyone in charge of the conduct of the war, especially those who were profiting from the war. She noted her views…
Zulma: A Story of the Old South
“On the plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish before and during the Civil War, the faithfulness of a slave girl.”
Memoirs of a Southern Woman "Within the Line," and a Genealogical Record
Mary Jones Polk was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Dr. William Julius Polk and Mary Rebecca Long Polk. Her parents were married at Mt. Gallant, in Halifax County, North Carolina, in 1814 or 1818. They moved to Columbia, Tennessee, in 1828 or…
