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When Sherman Marched Through Georgia
“Fall of 1864. Cassville, Georgia. A young woman’s recollections of the awesome Yankee assault.”
When Richmond Was Evacuated
“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A South Carolina soldier describes the “deafening, roaring flames of the burning city,” as the confederate capital was abandoned to Yankee invaders.”
When Missouri Went into the War
“1861. Missouri. A former lawyer in Boonville, Missouri, remembers the beginning of wartime struggles in his state.”
What the Yankees Did to Us
“1861-1865. Liberty County and Andersonville. Georgia. A wartime lad remembers the beginning of the war on the plantation near Savannah, the coming of Sherman’s invaders, the family's flight to the west, and finally, their “return to our abandoned…
What Sherman did to Fayetteville, N.C.
"A local resident summarized the destruction wreaked upon a key city: 'a special object of hatred to Sherman’s army.'”
What I Saw at Wilson's Creek
“June-August 1861. Southwest Missouri. A resident of Lincoln County, Missouri summarizes the events relating to the important battle in southwest Missouri.”
What Happened to Me
“The delicately emotional reminiscences of Mrs. George E. Pickett, with a brief portion on the ante-bellum years, much on the Civil War in VA as it seemed to a Confederate hero’s wife and then the sadness of defeat and reconstruction.”
War, Politics, and Reconstruction: Stormy Days in Louisiana
“An autobiographical account by a key leader during the Reconstruction period in Louisiana.”