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Two Letters of H. Winbourne Drake, Civil War Refugee in Northwest Louisiana
“An account of flight to northwest Louisiana, surprisingly to find happiness and comfort.”
War Letters of the Bishop of Richmond
“April 25, 1861-December 17, 1863. The correspondence between John McGill and the Bishop of Charleston illustrates the disruption the war created within the Catholic Church over such matters as the recommendation of clerics for elevation to the…
War Recollections, Story of the Evacuation of Petersburg, by an Eye-Witness; A Sad and Solemn Sabbath
“April 1, 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. A personal account of the education of key city south of Richmond.”
Watch on the Chattahoochee: A Civil War Letter
“A brief letter home from the future congressman and governor of Georgia.”
