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The Women of the Debatable Land

“Author was a member of Black Horse Cavalry, CSA in Fauquier County, VA. Relates his war experiences.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Virginia, pd:1912, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:narrative

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1860s, era:Civil War, era:postwar, loc:Columbus GA, loc:Georgia, loc:Montgomery AL, milt:Columbus Guards, pd:1912, su:battlefield, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:military, su:political, su:Reconstruction, su:war experience, ts:memory

“Author gave an original painting, made at the time of the battle, to Missouri Historical Society.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1861, era:Civil War, he:Battle of Lexington, loc:Lexington MO, loc:Missouri, pd:1912, su:battlefield, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:southern, su:warfront, ts:memory

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1864, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Louisiana, loc:New Orleans LA, pd:1912, su:daily life, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:diary

“1861. Lexington, Missouri. An eyewitness account of the action at a key Missouri River town early in the war.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1861, era:Civil War, he:Battle of Lexington, loc:Lexington MO, loc:Missouri, pd:1912, su:battlefield, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:military, su:warfront