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Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, With Reminiscences Illustrative of the Vicissitudes of its Pioneer Settlers
“Includes chapters on the people involved in all facets of the history of this area including the settlement, wars (Indian, Revolutionary, and Civil), and the years after the war. A detailed diary written by a writer at Staunton gives a vivid account…
A Girl in the Sixties in Richmond
“1861-1865. Richmond. Virginia Lite in the Confederate capital in the memory of a young woman.”
A Confederate Surgeon's Story
“1861-1865. Lynchburg, Virginia. A former surgeon at Hospital No. 1 in Lynchburg, Virginia recalls the awful tragedies of the war.”
A Virginia Boy in the Sixties
“1861-1865. Mechanicsville, Virginia. A wartime youngster describes the toilsome years on the eastern edge of Richmond.”
Autobiography of James L. Smith: Including also, Reminiscences of Slave Life, Recollections of the War, Education of Freedmen, Causes of the Exodus, etc.
“A description of the war by a slave driven from the Memphis area to Alabama and Mississippi.”
A Child'd Recollections of War
“June 1864-April 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. A little girl’s memories of the trying last months of the war in the key city south of Richmond.”
A Record of Events in Norfolk County, Virginia, from April 19th, 1861, to May 10th, 1862, With a History of the Soldiers and Sailors of Norfolk County, Norfolk City, and Portsmouth, Who Served in the Confederate States Army or Navy
“Contains the muster rolls of the Third Virginia Regiment, Virginia Riflemen, National Grays, Ninth Virginia Regiment, Old Dominion Guard, Virginia Rangers, Sixty-first Virginia Regiment, Sixth Virginia Regiment, as well as numerous others.”
A French View of the Fall of Richmond: Alfred Paul's Report to Drouyn De Lhuys, April 11, 1865
“April 2-3, 1865. The French Consul in Richmond recorded the chaotic conditions of the Confederate evacuation of Richmond and the calm that existed when Federal troops took charge. He noted CSA Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin's behavior as…