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What Fort Fisher Meant to the Confederacy
War and Reconstruction times in Texas: 1861-1865
Wartime Scenes From Convent Windows: St. Cecilia, 1860 Through 1865
When South Carolina Seceded“November 8, 1860-July 14, 1863. A lady offers her recollections of Columbia, South Carolina during secession time—as reflected in her teenage…
Women, or, Chronicles of the late war“Women's work in the war laid around Winchester-Richmond.”
When Missouri Went into the War“1861. Missouri. A former lawyer in Boonville, Missouri, remembers the beginning of wartime struggles in his state.”
War Memories of a Virginia Woman“1861-1863. Northern Virginia. A lady recalls the hopeful beginnings of the war in the plantation are near the Chesapeake Bay and later her escape…
Woman's Wit Versus Federal Vigilance“July 1864. McMinn County, Tennessee. A lady’s diary from the time reflects the carefully planned and implemented work of a “feminine quartet” to…
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…
War-Time Memories of the Southland