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Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation
"This book is of outstanding value as a close-up picture of the management of confiscated and abandoned plantations along the Mississippi River which were leased to Northern speculators and managers, and in detailing the ways of enslaved working on…
Corinth, Miss. in War Times
“1861-1865. Corinth, Mississippi. A lady remembers the war years in northeast Mississippi.”
Civil War Letters of Sam Houston
“October 7, 1862-April 21, 1863. Huntsville, Texas. Three letters to the editor of the Nacogdoches Chronicle reveal ex-Governor Samuel Houston s criticism of President Jefferson Davis and leading generals and his despondency over the declining…
Charles Seton Henry Hardee's Recollections of old Savannah, Part 2
“Author was 2nd Lt., Tattnall Guards, a considerable section on CSA.”
Charles Seton Henry Hardee's Recollections of Old Savannah, Part 1
“Lengthy recollections by a proud Georgian, including descriptions of the war years—especially in Savannah.”
Civil War Letters of George W. Allen
“July 24 - November 30, 1862. Arkansas. A Texas farm boy describes life near his Confederate Army post in central Arkansas in three letters.”
