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Recollections of Frederick, M.D.“A brief review of events in a border-state town.”
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.”
Clark County Salt Works
Four years in Secessia: A Narrative of a Residence at the South Previous to and During the Southern Rebellion, up to November 1863“This pamphlet is an attack on the South and it’s kind of civilization, as seen by a native of New York who went from Cincinnati to Yazoo City, MS, in…
Reminiscences of the Late Lon Slaughter as Told to Mrs, E. D. Wall, September 3, 1920
Old Louisiana“A chronicle of two centuries of Louisiana plantation life told through remembrances, stories, diary excerpts, drawings, and lore.”
That Boy Joins the Army“1861-1862. Louisville, Kentucky. A young sixteen-year-old decides to join the Confederate Army.”
Courtesy in War“Spring 1863. Holly Springs, Mississippi. A Confederate recalls mutual courtesy between General Grant and the owners of the house he was using as his…
Letters to Secretary Chase from the South, 1861
Woman's Wit Versus Federal Vigilance“July 1864. McMinn County, Tennessee. A lady’s diary from the time reflects the carefully planned and implemented work of a “feminine quartet” to…