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The First Shot at Fort Sumter
“Extract from the unpublished diary. April 6-16, 1861. Charleston, South Carolina. A detailed description of Charleston and the events relating to the beginning of the war, as recorded in the diary of the man credited with "firing the first shot."
The Florence Nightingale of the Southern Army: Experiences of Mrs. Ella K. Newsom, Confederate nurse in the Great War of 1861-65
“Includes material about women's hospital work.”
The Freedmen of Port Royal
“March 25 to May 10, 1862. Port Royal and Beaufort area. South Carolina. A Northern visitor describes the efforts to educate former slaves from the Sea Islands at Port Royal.”
The Good Samaritan at Franklin
“1864. Franklin, Tennessee. A former soldier describes the “devoted and unselfish service to the sick and wounded” by Mrs. John McGavock.”
The Hidden Way to Dixie
"1863. Washington, D.C. to Richmond, Virginia. A New York businessman’s account of his trip to CSA."
The Iron Furnace: or, Slavery and Secession.
“A highly colored description of events in northeast Mississippi from the eve of the war through the arrest of the author for pro-Yankee statements.”
The Journal of Julia le Grand, New Orleans, 1862-1863
“A very useful account of wartime New Orleans, before and after Federal occupation.”