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My Childhood Recollections of the War
“1861-1865. Virginia. The war years as recalled by a woman who was five years of age when the conflict began.”
A Woman's Memories of the Sixties, Some Interesting Letters not Heretofore Published
“1861-1865. Texas to Kentucky. The recollections of Texas wife who tried to follow her husband toward the war front, where he died.”
Trip to Richmond in 1863
“1863. East Tennessee to Richmond. The wife of Confederate officer imprisoned in the North describes her trip to the Confederate capital and her meeting with Jefferson Davis.”
My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience as a Nurse in the Union Army, and in Relief Work at Home, in Hospitals, Camps, and at the Front During the War of the Rebellion.
“Hospital scenes and work at the Sanitary Fairs captivated this war observer. Mrs. Livermore's activities were confined almost entirely to Chicago, Washington, and border towns. She made one trip down the Mississippi River and she gives some account…
From a New England Woman's Diary in Dixie in 1865
"May-July 1865. Privately printed. Author's diary describing her teaching experiences on Edisto Island, near Charleston, SC."