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Four years in Secessia: A Narrative of a Residence at the South Previous to and During the Southern Rebellion, up to November 1863

“This pamphlet is an attack on the South and it’s kind of civilization, as seen by a native of New York who went from Cincinnati to Yazoo City, MS, in 1859 and engaged in teaching school while her son entered the business. After Mississippi seceded,…

Tags: au:male, au:northern, era:Civil War, loc:Mississippi, loc:Yazoo River, pd:1864, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:homefront, su:northern perspective, su:observer, su:occupation, su:seccession, su:slavery, su:war experience, ts:memory

LETTERS OF GEORGE W. JOHNSON: Provisional Governor of Kentucky Under the Confederacy

Tags: au:male, au:northern, era:Civil War, loc:Bowling Green Ky, loc:Kentucky, pd:1942, su:northern perspective, su:political, su:seccession, su:union, su:unionist, ts:correspondence

Extracts from the Diary of Edmund Ruffin

“February 13, 1861-December 13, 1864. Virginia. Selected items reflect the strong opinions of the fierce Virginia fire-eater as he observed significant events in the war.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1915, su:civilian, su:political, su:seccession, su:southern, ts:diary

The First Shot at Fort Sumter

“Extract from the unpublished diary. April 6-16, 1861. Charleston, South Carolina. A detailed description of Charleston and the events relating to the beginning of the war, as recorded in the diary of the man credited with "firing the first shot."

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:Carleston SC, loc:Fort Sumter SC, loc:South Carolina, pd:1911, su:battlefield, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:seccession, su:southern, ts:narrative

Random Recollections of a Long Life, 1806 to 1876.

“Life in South Carolina, principally in Columbia and Lexington, limited material on war years.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:antebellum, era:Civil War, loc:Columbia SC, loc:Lexington SC, loc:South Carolina, pd:1884, su:homefront, su:local history, su:military, su:occupation, su:political, su:seccession, su:southern, ts:narrative

A Report on Civil War America: Sir James Fergusson's Five-Week Visit

“September 17-October 23, 1861. Letter. Conservative member of the British Parliament. Traveled in both the North and South and visited the major personalities of the war. This letter to Lord Palmerston revealed that Fergusson favored the South and…

Tags: au:english, au:male, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:England, pd:1966, su:foreign, su:observer, su:political, su:seccession, su:travel, su:war experience, ts:correspondence, ts:memory

The Private War of Lizzie Hardin: A Kentucky Confederate Girl's Diary of the Civil War in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.

“1860-August 2, 1865. Visiting in Abingdon, VA, when the war began, Hardin helped prepare soldiers for battle. Returning home to Harrodsburg, KY, she passed through Unionist East Tennessee. She found Nashville dull after the exhilaration of being…

Tags: au:confederate, au:female, era:1860s, era:Civil War, loc:Harrodsburg KY, loc:Kentucky, pd:1963, su:confederate, su:daily life, su:female experience, su:political, su:seccession, su:southern, ts:diary, ts:narrative

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