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Illium in Flames
“February-March 1865. Columbia, South Carolina. A collection of descriptions of the destruction of the South Carolina capital.”
In Sherman's Wake
“February-March 1865. Marlboro County, South Carolina. A young student at the Federal Academy in Bennettsville, South Carolina describes the Union troops’ dash through that town and school.”
In the Days of Homespun Dresses
“1861-1863. Tennessee. A Southern woman believes that all like her “remembers the days of hardship, of ruined homes, and of bleeding hearts.”
Recollections Grave and Gay
“Burton Harrison was private secretary to Jeff Davis. This work describes social life in CSA, especially in Richmond; also includes opinions on Confederate leaders.”
General David Hunter's Sack of Lexington, Virginia, June 10-14, 1864: An Account by Rose Page Pendleton
“June 10-14, 1864. Lexington, Virginia. The daughter of Brigadier General William Nelson Pendleton related how the women and children faced uncertainty and terror five days after the Federals came to their proud town.”
Flower de Hundred: The Story of a Virginia Plantation
“Life before and during the war.”