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War Spirit at the Virginia Military Institute
“Spring 1861. Lexington, Virginia. A former cadet proudly describes the deep Southern feelings at UMI as the war approached.”
Sketches of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of Secession: With a Narrative of Personal Adventures Among the Rebels
“During the latter part of 1861, this fiery Knoxville newspaper editor became so obnoxious to the confederates that he sought safety in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Being induced to come back to Knoxville he was arrested and…
A Virginian's Diary in Civil War Days
“August 17 to December 31, 1862. Kinloch Plantation Fauquier County, Virginia. This article is almost entirely composed of entries from the diary of a plantation owner, Edward Carter Turner, Unionist who described the ravages of the war in Northern…