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A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital

“This is a significant work because Jones decided to keep a diary that would be detailed and informative for those who read it. He made it his business, furthermore, his motivation was linked with unique access to Jefferson Davis, the capital…

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, au:northern, era:Civil War, loc:North Carolina, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1866, su:confederate, su:military, su:northern perspective, su:occupation, su:political, su:seccession, ts:diary

A Wisconsin Soldier Reports from New Orleans

An Ohio Doctor Views Campaigning on the White River, 1864

Tags: 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, au:male, au:northern, au:union, era:1864, era:Civil War, he:Red River Campaign, loc:Libreville Ar, milt:120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, pd:1973, su:medical, su:military, su:northern perspective, su:union, ts:memory

A Yankee Views the Agony of Savannah

“A Union soldier describes occupied Savannah.”

“January 29, 1865. A recent arrival from Boston wrote home about the devastation of Savannah and General Sherman's occupation of the city.”

Tags: au:male, au:northern, era:1865, era:Civil War, he:Sherman's March to the Sea, loc:Georgia, loc:Savannah GA, pd:1959, su:civilian, su:military, su:northern perspective, su:observer, su:occupation, su:warfront, ts:correspondence

A Yankee in Louisiana: Selections from the Diary and Correspondence of Henry R. Gardner, 1862-1866

Tags: 10th U.S. Colored Artillery, au:male, au:northern, au:union, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc:Louisiana, loc:New Orleans LA, milt:18th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery, milt:Company G 10th US Colored Artillery, su:African American, su:camp life, su:Freedmen, su:northern perspective, su:occupation, su:union, su:warfront, ts:correspondence

Autobiography and Sketches of my Travels by Sea and Land

“The author was a seaman and had a varied career spending much time on the coast of Texas. He served with the 12th Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers during the Civil War and the hardships he encountered are described in a no-nonsense way. In later…

Tags: au:male, au:northern, era:antebellum, era:Civil War, era:postwar, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:military, su:political, su:travel, ts:autobiography

BEYOND THE STRIFE: The Correspondence of George C. Stedman and William Torrey Harris, Part 1

Tags: au:male, au:northern, au:southern, era:1859, era:antebellum, loc:Backwoods MO, loc:Jefferson City MO, loc:Missouri, loc:St. Louis MO, loc:Warren County MO, pd:1949, su:civilian, su:education, su:homefront, su:northern perspective, su:political

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