“January 1-December 31, 1862. A carriage maker and farmer who lived near Lexington, Mo. He recorded the hardships and sufferings of civilians caused by successive Union and Confederate armies subsisting off the land; guerrilla actions of both forces;…
“1863-1865. Giles County. Virginia. An unidentified woman described a valiant young neighbor who always helped Confederates and “met every vicissitude with dauntless courage that never wavered.”