Browse Items · The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy

Elisha Baxter's Autobiography

Tags: au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Arkansas, loc:Batesville Ar, milt:Arkansas Mounted Infantry, pd:1955, su:homefront, su:military, su:occupation, su:seccession, su:southern, su:union, su:unionist, su:warfront, ts:autobiography, ts:correspondence

Eyewitness: Or, Life Scenes in the Old North State, Depicting the Trials and Sufferings of the Unionists During the Rebellion

“The preface states the work is true and was written in the South "more than two years ago."

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:North Carolina, loc:Wilmington NC, pd:1865, su:civilian, su:northern perspective, su:occupation, su:southern, su:unionist, su:war experience, ts:narrative

Extinguishing the Lights: The Teche District

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc: Plaquemines Parish LA, loc:Louisiana, loc:Port Eads Lighthouse LA, loc:South West Pass Light House LA, pd:1860, pd:1861, su:local history, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:correspondence

Extinguishing the Lights: 1861

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc: Plaquemines Parish LA, loc:Louisiana, loc:Port Eads Lighthouse LA, loc:South West Pass Light House LA, pd:1860, pd:1861, pd:1978, su:local history, su:political, su:seccession, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:correspondence

Experiences of a War-Time Girl

“1861-1864. Northern Virginia. The memories and joys of the war by a then-young girl who had “never forgotten the horrors of the War between the States.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc:Virginia, pd:1927, su:child girl, su:daily life, su:homefront, su:prison, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

Extracts from the Diary of Edmund Ruffin

“February 13, 1861-December 13, 1864. Virginia. Selected items reflect the strong opinions of the fierce Virginia fire-eater as he observed significant events in the war.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1915, su:civilian, su:political, su:seccession, su:southern, ts:diary

Early Days of the War in Missouri

“June-December 1861. Missouri. A recollection of the deep divisions of loyalty in a key border state.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Kansas City MO, loc:Missouri, pd:1931, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

English Views of the Civil War: A Unique Excursion to Virginia, April 2-8, 1865

“April 2-8, 1865. An unauthorized trip through the Federal blockade up the James River by a party of Englishmen. Moseley, an accountant from London, described the ruins and the high price of goods at Petersburg and the devastation in Richmond, but he…