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A Checkered Life
“The author's recollections of his early days in Montgomery County and elsewhere in Kentucky with notices of his Civil War experiences and the activities of the 24th Kentucky (Union) Regiment based on a diary. Also included is a collection of the…
A Confederate Surgeon's Story
“1861-1865. Lynchburg, Virginia. A former surgeon at Hospital No. 1 in Lynchburg, Virginia recalls the awful tragedies of the war.”
A Confederate Woman's Kind Act Finely Told. Letter From a Soldier Boy to His Mother- Sympathetic Richmond Woman Shows Herself True Samaritan--Her Exquisite Sympathy and Hospitality to Two Confederates
“August 10, 1861. Richmond, Virginia A. Letter describes a Virginia lady’s kindness to two Confederate soldiers.”
A Doctor's Experiences in Three Continents
“Author served as Surgeon General of North Carolina; useful for information on Governor Vance's administration.”
A French View of the Fall of Richmond: Alfred Paul's Report to Drouyn De Lhuys, April 11, 1865
“April 2-3, 1865. The French Consul in Richmond recorded the chaotic conditions of the Confederate evacuation of Richmond and the calm that existed when Federal troops took charge. He noted CSA Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin's behavior as…