“Extract from the unpublished diary.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."
“December 26, 1864-May 31, 1865. Charleston, South Carolina, and Vicinity. The proud but defeated port city as observed by a native Carolinian who had been living in New York City and came back to visit her home area. Mrs. Thomas traveled from New…
“December 11-12, 1861. Charleston, South Carolina. A young woman whose home was destroyed by a severe fire in the city described the conflagration in her diary.”