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On the Plantation: A Story of a Georgia Boy's Adventures During the War
“First published in 1892, ON THE PLANTATION is the most autobiographical of Harris's works and includes extensive examples of his renderings of the African American Geechee dialect.”
Our Family Physician
“1861-1865. Eastern Virginia. A memory of the valiant work of a Virginia healer, Dr. Ezekiel Starke Tally of Hanover County.”
North Carolina women of the Confederacy
"Includes reminiscences and some wartime community associations' minutes."
New Orleans at War: A Merchant's View
“June 8, 1861 -April 4, 1862. A manager of cotton brokerage reported the effects of the Federal blockade to one of the firm's owners. He included the state of the cotton market, the city's defenses, and the activities of the British Guard Battalion,…
Narrative of Reminiscences in Williamsburg County
“Has limited value for wartime years in this South Carolina county.”
Nancy Harts' of the Confederacy
”1863. LaGrange, Georgia. Praise for young women of the South and their service—“they stood ever in readiness.”
Nothing to Eat But Raw Bacon: Letters from a War Correspondent, 1862
“April 6-7, 1862. Provides information about Shiloh battle tactics, the courage of western men on both sides, the capture of well-provisioned Union camps, the destruction, and the civilians who fled Corinth.”
Memories of Long Ago
“1861- 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A recollection of the Confederate Capital, especially women’s work in the hospitals.”