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Reminiscences of Rousseau's Raid
“Fall of 1863. Talladega, Alabama. A young boy’s memory of a Union raid on his hometown and “the important part the women and boys and slaves played at home during the war.”
A Virginia Boy in the Sixties
“1861-1865. Mechanicsville, Virginia. A wartime youngster describes the toilsome years on the eastern edge of Richmond.”
A Boy's Impressions of the Battle of Franklin
"November 1864. Franklin, Tennessee. The battle in Middle Tennessee as seen by a youngster.”
Boyhood Impressions of the Lexington Missouri, Area, 1858-1863
“Born in 1845, this young observer moved to Lafayette County from Virginia in 1858 and recalled life in west-central Missouri until his family moved to Illinois in 1863.”
Raymond, Miss: In War Times
“1861-1865. Raymond, Mississippi. Memories of childhood war years in a small Mississippi town.”
That Boy Joins the Army
“1861-1862. Louisville, Kentucky. A young sixteen-year-old decides to join the Confederate Army.”
Random Recollections
“Memories of Richmond Bar, politics, and Civil War.”
Memories of 1865-1871
Civil War and Reconstruction.