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Nothing to Eat But Raw Bacon: Letters from a War Correspondent, 1862
“April 6-7, 1862. Provides information about Shiloh battle tactics, the courage of western men on both sides, the capture of well-provisioned Union camps, the destruction, and the civilians who fled Corinth.”
Notice to President Davis of His Election
“February 1861. Vicksburg, Mississippi. A former telegrapher remembers the notification to Jefferson Davis of his election as President.”
North America
“Anthony Trollope, the well-known English author, made a trip to America in August 1861. He spent most of his time in the North and in Canada, but he dipped into the South along the northern border on a trip from Baltimore to Missouri. He visited…
Narrative of Reminiscences in Williamsburg County
“Has limited value for wartime years in this South Carolina county.”
No Compromise with Principle: Autobiography and Biography of William Harris Hardy in Dialogue.
“Hardy served with distinction in the Confederate Army, but the primary value of this book is the description of Mississippi in the post-war years.”
New Orleans at War: A Merchant's View
“June 8, 1861 -April 4, 1862. A manager of cotton brokerage reported the effects of the Federal blockade to one of the firm's owners. He included the state of the cotton market, the city's defenses, and the activities of the British Guard Battalion,…
Our Family Physician
“1861-1865. Eastern Virginia. A memory of the valiant work of a Virginia healer, Dr. Ezekiel Starke Tally of Hanover County.”
Old Confederate Days
“1861-1865. General. The wife of a will-known reported recalls the shortages and price inflation on the homefront.”
Old Times in Dixie Land: A Southern Matron’s Memories
“Life in old South, before, during, and after the Civil War in Louisiana, includes diary and family conversations.”