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The Women of Mosby's Confederacy
“1861-1865. Northern Virginia. Recollections of the stubborn Southern loyalty by women in the counties of Virginia near the Potomac River.”
The Women of the Debatable Land
“Author was a member of Black Horse Cavalry, CSA in Fauquier County, VA. Relates his war experiences.”
The Private War of Lizzie Hardin: A Kentucky Confederate Girl's Diary of the Civil War in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.
“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 War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865
"December 19, 1864—August 2, 1865. Andrews traveled over a broken railroad system and in wagons from Washington to a plantation near Albany, across the route of Sherman's march across Georgia. On the trains, she listened to a Confederate soldier…
The University of North Carolina
"1861-1865. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A personal reflection of events in Chapel Hill and at UNC during the war."
The Battle of the Handkerchiefs
“February 20, 1863. New Orleans, Louisiana. A woman remembers how she and others used their handkerchiefs to help Confederate prisoners.”
Tender Memories of V.M.I. Cadets
“May 1864. Newmarket, Virginia. A lady describes the efforts she and her neighbors gave to assist young V.M.I. cadets in battle.”
Tares Among the Wheat
“1861-1865. Louisiana and Port Anderson, Mississippi? A group of war stories - sad and happy.”
That Bastard Rag
“February 1865. Winnsboro, South Carolina. A lady notes that Union occupation officers would refuse to provide hungry civilians with food because they “hoisted that bastard rag instead of the legitimate flag."