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Richmond, Virginia: The Evacuation of the City and the Days Preceding It
“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia, and route of Confederate evacuees. An eyewitness account of the fall of Richmond and the flight southward”
When Richmond Was Evacuated
“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A South Carolina soldier describes the “deafening, roaring flames of the burning city,” as the confederate capital was abandoned to Yankee invaders.”
Conscripting Atlanta Theater in 1863
“A former Confederate soldier describes his role in being assigned “to conscript the theater” for evaders of military duty in crowded Atlanta.”
Bread Upon the Waters
“1863 or 1864. “Valley of Virginia.” Description of wartime meal at the home of paroled Confederate officer for Union invaders.”
