Browse Items · The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy

History of the Civil War in America

Tags: au:French, au:male, era:Civil War, pd:1875, su:foreign, su:France, su:observer, su:political, su:travel, su:war experience, ts:narrative

How a Woman Helped to Save Richmond

“March 1884. Richmond, Virginia. The wife of the Confederate secretary of War helps to thwart Ulric Dahlgren’s raid on the CSA capital.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, su:confederate, su:female experience, su:military, su:political, su:southern, ts:narrative

How to Escape the Yankees: Major Scott's Letter to His Wife at Tallahassee, March 1864

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I Acted From Principle: William Marcellus McPheeters, Confederate Surgeon

“1861-1865. Missouri. Long statements by a Missouri surgeon describe his activities during the conflict.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:Civil War, loc:Missouri, loc:St Louis MO, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:homefront, su:medical, su:occupation, su:war experience, ts:memory

If Fortune Should Fail: Civil War Letters of Dr. Samuel D. Sanders, Part 1

If Fortune Should Fail: Civil War Letters of Dr. Samuel D. Sanders, Part 2

Illium in Flames

“February-March 1865. Columbia, South Carolina. A collection of descriptions of the destruction of the South Carolina capital.”

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In and Around Richmond

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In the Back-Country of South Carolina, 1862-1864

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:Civil War, loc:South Carolina, pd:1909, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:homefront, su:military, su:war experience, ts:memory

In Winter Quarters at Dalton, Ga., in 1863-64

"December 1863-April 1864. Near Dalton, Georgia. A former Confederate soldier describes how he and his mates were dependent upon the local farmers for food and other supplies."

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1863, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc:Dalton GA, loc:Georgia, milt:2nd Georgia Battalion, pd:1918, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:military, su:warfront, ts:memory

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