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My Cave Life in Vicksburg.: With Letters of Trial and Travel
"A valuable story of a gentlewoman's experiences under siege at Vicksburg."—Civil War Books. Most revealing for the trials endured by the inhabitants of the besieged city, told by the wife of CSA colonel, in her own words which need no…
A Girl's Recollections of War
“1863? Pulaski County, Virginia. “A schoolgirl during the War” remembers poignant events on the home front.”
An Abstract From the Journal of Mrs. Hugh H. Lee of Winchester, VA, May 23-31, 1862
“May 23-31, 1862. First Winchester. A chronicle of "Stonewall" Jackson's capture of Winchester and his evacuation of the town, once again leaving it vulnerable to Union forces, observations of soldiers. North and South, in her town.”
A Monotony Full of Sadness: The Diary of Nadine Turchin, May, 1863-April, 1864
“May 26, 1863-April 26, 1864. Wife of Brigadier General John Basil Tuchin who followed her husband to Tennessee. She was critical of everyone in charge of the conduct of the war, especially those who were profiting from the war. She noted her views…
Zulma: A Story of the Old South
“On the plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish before and during the Civil War, the faithfulness of a slave girl.”
