“The personal journal of the owner of the great James River plantation, which clearly reflects the effects of the war on his personal life and fortune.”
"May 10-November 18, 1862. This elderly Charleston political and literary figure was an ardent defender of slavery, but suspicious of the motives of those who favored secession. He opposed all who made war. The important events of the period—Shiloh,…
"May 10-November 18, 1862. This elderly Charleston political and literary figure was an ardent defender of slavery, but suspicious of the motives of those who favored secession. He opposed all who made war. The important events of the period—Shiloh,…
“1860-August 2, 1865. Visiting in Abingdon, VA, when the war began, Hardin helped prepare soldiers for battle. Returning home to Harrodsburg, KY, she passed through Unionist East Tennessee. She found Nashville dull after the exhilaration of being…
The Journal of Sergt. Wm. J. McKell is a large number of stories written by prisoners of war describing the privations and suffering of prison life, North and South, during the Civü War. The following narrative is similar in many respects to those…