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Escape of Breckinridge and Benjamin
“April-May 1865. Richmond To Charleston. A friend of John C. Breckinridge summarizes an 1874 conversation about the secret trips out of the defeated South by two key Confederates.”
Experience of Missouri Women
“1864. Missouri. A Missouri Confederate recalls her daring and trying experiences to serve the CSA.”
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.”
Extracts from War-Time Letters, 1861-1864
“November 12, 1861-June 16, 1865. Westport, Missouri. Six letters from a young woman to her mother which describes the severe effects of the war on the western border.”
Fifty Years on the Road the Autobiography of a Traveling Salesman
“Interesting chapters on "On the road during Civil War," "In War-tom Missouri," "Road incidents in the South and West."