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Recollections of the Evacuation of Richmond
“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A description of the full of the Confederate capital by a man “living on Church Hill in the city.”
Recollections of War as a Child, 1861-65
“1863-1864. Knoxville, Tennessee. A lady recalls the siege and occupation of her city.”
Reconstrcution in Tennessee
“October-December 1865. Tennessee. A former Confederate chaplain encounters Reconstruction his Presbyterian ministry.”
Recuperating in the Far South
“1863. Mobile and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A wounded soldier goes “home” to recuperate and enjoy emotional support “by my old friends.”
Refugees and Regueeing
“Unknown time. South Alabama. A memory of the many Confederate who fled the area of battles, hoping to escape “the pangs of war.”
Refugeing in War Time
“Fall 1864-Spring 1865. North Georgia. An eight-year-old girl’s experiences as she and her family tried to flee from the Union Army and then came home to Dekalb County “to find ruin.”