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A Woman Rice Planter
“NEW YORK SUN columns written by the bankrupt daughter of a former South Carolina governor reveal the struggles Southerners faced after the Civil War.”
An Errand to the South in the Summer of 1862
“The Rev. W. Wyndham Malet was Vicar of Ardeley, near Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England. He came to America to visit his sister at Conway, SC. He traveled by steamer from Baltimore to Fortress Monroe, on a British warship to Charleston, by train to…
Airy Mount -- In Sherman's Track
“November 1894-January 1865. Near Oxford, Georgia. A recollection of the sad realities of Sherman’s march through the area of a proud plantation presided over by the daughter of Methodist Bishop Andrew.”
ANTE-BELLUM AND WAR MEMORIES OF MRS. TELFAIR HODGSON
“Wartime memories from a plantation near Savannah.”
A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama During the Civil War
“1861-1865. Near Eufaula, Alabama. Recounts how a frightened and war-weary household dealt with privations during a blockade imposed on the South, life on a plantation.”
Adventures of a Fair Rebel
“Author from Louisiana lived in Georgia contributed to magazines, etc.”
Bushwhacker Activity on the Missouri Border: Letters to Dr. Glen O. Hardeman, 1862-1865
“1862- 1865. Western Missouri. A number of communications describe events in the area devastated by raiders supporting both sections in the war.”
