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The Southern Diary of William John Grayson, Part 1"May 10-November 18, 1862. This elderly Charleston political and literary figure was an ardent defender of slavery, but suspicious of the motives of…
The South: A Tour of its Battlefields and Ruined Cities, a journey through the desolated states, and talks with the people: being a description of the present state of the country -- its agriculture -- railroads -- business and finances
The South Since the War, as Shown by Fourteen Weeks of Travel and Observation in Georgia and the Carolinas"Fall of 1865. South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. This very perceptive description of three defeated states originated as a series of…
The South As It Is: or, Twenty-One Years' Experience in the Southern States of America“Most of this book is concerned with a factual discussion of the South; only the last three of its sixteen chapters deal with the author's personal…
The Soldier’s Friend; Being a Thrilling Narrative of Grandma Smith's Four Years Experience and Observation, as Matron, in the Hospitals of the South, During the late Disastrous conflict in America“This book was published to show the horrors of war and to discourage any repetition. Nevertheless, it is more concerned with traveling from one…
The Siege of Vicksburg“May-July 1863. Vicksburg, Mississippi. A young man’s memories of the siege and capture of the river port.”
The Siege of Savannah in December 1864, and the Confederate Operations in Georgia and the Third Military District of South Carolina During General Sherman's March From Atlanta to the sea.“A fine account by an eyewitness and proud historian of the war years.”
The Siege and Fall of Selma, Alabama
The Shelby Raid, 1863“1863. Missouri. The effects of the daring raid by CSA General Jo Shelby into Missouri described by an eyewitness.”
The Services of the Women of Maryland to the Confederate States