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Old Confederate Days
“1861-1865. General. The wife of a will-known reported recalls the shortages and price inflation on the homefront.”
Reminiscences of the Civil War By J. W. Frederick
“1861-1865. Ten years old when the war began, this observer recalls the patriotic zeal that prompted the principal of his school, the Marshallville Academy (Georgia), to raise a company, recruit most of the older boys, and march off to Virginia.…
The Civil War Diary of Mrs. Henrietta Fitzhugh Barr (Barre), 1862-1863, Ravenswood, Virginia
“February 16, 1862-August 20, 1863. Everyday life in a town with divided loyalties.”
War, Politics, and Reconstruction: Stormy Days in Louisiana
“An autobiographical account by a key leader during the Reconstruction period in Louisiana.”
A Virginia Boy in the Sixties
“1861-1865. Mechanicsville, Virginia. A wartime youngster describes the toilsome years on the eastern edge of Richmond.”
The University of Virginia, October, 1860, to April, 1861
“October 1860-April 1861. Charlottesville, Virginia. A freshman at “The University” during the secession winter describes the events on ‘The Grounds.”
Brief Narrative of Incidents in the War in Missouri, and of the Personal Experience of One who has Suffered.
“Southern sympathizers, murder by Union troops.”