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Reminiscences -- Mother of the Confederacy
“1861-1865. Memphis, Tennessee, and Georgia. A proud Tennessee lady summarizes her untiring efforts to support the Southern “crusade.”
South Carolina Women in the Confederacy
“A jumble of first-hand accounts of life in South Carolina as seen by female eyes—but highly useful in recording the home front—includes contemporary letters, reminiscences, diaries, etc., from the entire state.”
Three Hundred Miles in a Wagon
“Summer of 1865. Central Alabama to Franklin, Tennessee. A former Confederate refugee from the Union occupation carefully remembers her long wagon trip back home a few weeks after the end of the war.”
The Call to Arms: Secession from a Feminine Point of View
“The ladies of Broward's Neck, Duval County, East Florida, November 6, 1860.”
My Day: Reminiscences of a Long Life
“This is the reminiscence of a chatty, cultural, and proud Virginia lady, wife of a key political leader. She viewed the wartime scene with a sad reserve and looked back with fondness on antebellum tranquility. Includes material from REMINISCENCES OF…
Reminiscences of Peace and War
“A fine account of her wartime years in Virginia, written a number of years later.”
Woman's Service in War
“Summer of 1862. Richmond, Virginia. The wife of a key Virginia political leader describes the vital work of women in Richmond during the anguishing weeks of Union assault from the east.”