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The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865
"December 19, 1864—August 2, 1865. Andrews traveled over a broken railroad system and in wagons from Washington to a plantation near Albany, across the route of Sherman's march across Georgia. On the trains, she listened to a Confederate soldier…
The Story of a Border City During the Civil War
“1858-1866. A reminiscence of life in St. Louis from Secession to Radical rule by a ‘Professor in the University of Chicago, Resident of St. Louis from 1858 to 1866.’"
The University of North Carolina
"1861-1865. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A personal reflection of events in Chapel Hill and at UNC during the war."
The Old South in Peace and War--Confiscation of Plantation
“1861-1863. Mississippi. A former resident of the Vicksburg area criticizes the high-handed manner in which Union Authority “acquired” Southern property.”
Trinity College in War Times
“December 1862. Nashville to Richmond. A contemporary letter describes a railroad trip from Tennessee to Virginia.”
Two Months in the Confederate States: Including a Visit to New Orleans Under the Domination of General Butler
“This English merchant visited the Confederate States primarily to investigate the status of debts owed by Southerners to English and foreign merchants. Corsan took ship for New Orleans, where he spent a few days before making his way through the…
The Old Plantation: How We Lived in Great House and Cabin Before the War
“Plantation in Onslow County, NC. Preface by Hunter McGuire, Late Surgeon-General, for Stonewall Jackson.”
The Autobiography of Brantley York
“Vol. 1. Volume 1 is the only one published; it includes four chapters on the Civil War; scarce hardback issue.”
Tares Among the Wheat
“1861-1865. Louisiana and Port Anderson, Mississippi? A group of war stories - sad and happy.”