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The Whip, Hoe, and Sword; or, The Gulf-Department in '63
“A good account of life in the lower Mississippi River Valley in 1863 by a visitor from the North— particularly useful for observations of Creoles, the enslaved, and plantations.”
The Meat Diet at Port Hudson
“Spring and Summer of 1863. Port Hudson, Mississippi. During the siege of the Mississippi River town, even mule meat—from the animal “with that big sore on your back—” become acceptable.”
The Battle of the Handkerchiefs
“February 20, 1863. New Orleans, Louisiana. A woman remembers how she and others used their handkerchiefs to help Confederate prisoners.”
Tares Among the Wheat
“1861-1865. Louisiana and Port Anderson, Mississippi? A group of war stories - sad and happy.”
Southern Silhouettes
“Sketches of life on Louisiana and Mississippi plantations during the war.”
Social Life in Old New Orleans, Being Recollections of my Girlhood
“Social life, plantation, New Orleans during War.”
Reminiscences of Wartime
“An anonymous diary from wartime New Orleans.”