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War Letters of the Bishop of Richmond

“April 25, 1861-December 17, 1863. The correspondence between John McGill and the Bishop of Charleston illustrates the disruption the war created within the Catholic Church over such matters as the recommendation of clerics for elevation to the…

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Charleston SC, loc:Richmond VA, loc:South Carolina, loc:Virginia, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:religion, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:correspondence

We Left a Black Track in South Carolina: Letters of Corporal Eli S. Ricker, 1865

Tags: au:male, au:northern, au:union, era:1865, era:Civil War, he:Sherman's March to the Sea, loc:Knoxville Il, loc:South Carolina, milt:102nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry, milt:XX Corps Army of Georgia, su:camp life, su:military, su:northern perspective, su:union, su:warfront, ts:correspondence

When South Carolina Seceded

“November 8, 1860-July 14, 1863. A lady offers her recollections of Columbia, South Carolina during secession time—as reflected in her teenage journal.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:Columbia SC, loc:South Carolina, pd:1921, su:child boy, su:childhood, su:homefront, su:political, su:seccession, su:southern, ts:memory