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The McDonalds; or, The Ashes of Southern Homes. A Tale of Sherman's March

“May be fiction, reviewed in THE LAND WE LOVE, III (1867), 270-272.”

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Woman's Wit Versus Federal Vigilance

“July 1864. McMinn County, Tennessee. A lady’s diary from the time reflects the carefully planned and implemented work of a “feminine quartet” to evade and out-wit Federal occupation officers.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc:Calhoun Tn, loc:McMinn County Tn, loc:Tennessee, pd:1908, su:childhood, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:family narrative, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:non-slaveholding white, su:southern, ts:diary, ts:memory

WITH SHERMAN THROUGH GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS: LETTERS OF A FEDERAL SOLDIER. Part I

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WITH SHERMAN THROUGH GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS: LETTERS OF A FEDERAL SOLDIER. Part II

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When Sherman Marched Through Georgia

“Fall of 1864. Cassville, Georgia. A young woman’s recollections of the awesome Yankee assault.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1864, he:Sherman's March to the Sea, loc:Cass County Ga, loc:Cassville Ga, loc:Georgia, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

Watch on the Chattahoochee: A Civil War Letter

“A brief letter home from the future congressman and governor of Georgia.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1864, era:Civil War, he:Sherman's March to the Sea, loc:Chattahoochee GA, loc:Georgia, milt:Army of Tennessee, pd:1959, su:battlefield, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:military, ts:correspondence

Woman Saved Richmond City: Thrilling Story of Dahlgren's Raid and Mrs. Seddons' Old Blackberry Wine

“March 1864. Richmond, Virginia. A memory of one woman’s valiant effort to save Confederate capital during a Union cavalry attack.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1864, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1906, su:Battle of Richmond, su:battlefield, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:political, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:narrative

Virginia Heroine, Mrs. E.A. Obenchain

“Summer of 1864. Lynchburg, Virginia. A determined lady’s experiences during a Union attack on her home and Lynchburg.”

Tags: au:southern, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc:Lynchburg VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1906, su:battlefield, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:southern, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:memory

The Last Ninety Days of the War in North Carolina

“Preface: "was originally published in the New York Watchman."

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1864, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:North Carolina, pd:1866, su:homefront, su:military, su:occupation, su:southern, ts:narrative

The Last Days of the War in North Carolina: An Address Delivered Feb. 23, 1885, At the Third Annual Reunion of the Association of the Maryland Line, at the Academy of Music, Baltimore

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1864, era:1865, era:Civil War, he:Sherman's March to the Sea, loc:North Carolina, pd:1885, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:political, su:slavery, su:southern, ts:memory, ts:narrative

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