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

Vicksburg During The Siege

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1862, era:Civil War, he:Siege of Vicksburg, loc:Mississippi, loc:Vicksburg MS, pd:1878, su:battlefield, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:military, su:observer, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

Southern Women in the Civil War

“1861-1865. "Eloquent Tribute" in 1904 by war time observer to valiant women.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, pd:1906, su:camp life, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:medical, su:military, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:narrative

Thirty Years of My Life on Three Continents

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, pd:1890, su:confederate, su:political, su:southern, su:travel, ts:memory

Random Recollections of a Long Life, 1806 to 1876.

“Life in South Carolina, principally in Columbia and Lexington, limited material on war years.”

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Vicksburg And After: Being the Experience of a Southern Merchant and Non-Combatant during the Sixties

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1863, era:Civil War, he:Siege of Vicksburg, loc:Mississippi, loc:Vicksburg MS, pd:1907, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:economics, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:memory

The Diary of a Public Man: An Intimate View of the National Administration, December 28, 1860, to March 15, 1861; and, A page of political correspondence, Stanton to Buchanan / Buchanan, James; 1791-1868

“The author's account of the early secession movement, the seizing of Wingfield (the author's home), the cavalry raids, the arrival of the federal fleet at Edenton, and the naval battle of Sandy Point supported with letters and military reports.”

Tags: au:male, au:northern, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:Washington D.C., pd:1945, su:daily life, su:northern perspective, su:political, ts:diary

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

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A Report on Civil War America: Sir James Fergusson's Five-Week Visit

“September 17-October 23, 1861. Letter. Conservative member of the British Parliament. Traveled in both the North and South and visited the major personalities of the war. This letter to Lord Palmerston revealed that Fergusson favored the South and…

Tags: au:english, au:male, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:England, pd:1966, su:foreign, su:observer, su:political, su:seccession, su:travel, su:war experience, ts:correspondence, ts:memory