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Plantation Lessee Problems In 1864
“May 2, 1864. Lower Mississippi Valley. A professor at the University of Michigan was one of a group of investors attracted by the proposition of raising cotton on the occupied plantations along the Mississippi River, south of Vicksburg. This letter…
A Warrensburg Family During the Civil War
“1861-1865. Warrensburg, Missouri. The impact of the conflict upon a family in western Missouri.”
War Recollections, Story of the Evacuation of Petersburg, by an Eye-Witness; A Sad and Solemn Sabbath
“April 1, 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. A personal account of the education of key city south of Richmond.”
Reminiscences of the Confederacy, J.U. Payne, of New Orleans, LA -- His Devotion to, and Sacrifices for the Cause
“Sketchy recollections of a business associate and acquaintance of Davis.”
An Abstract From the Journal of Mrs. Hugh H. Lee of Winchester, VA, May 23-31, 1862
“May 23-31, 1862. First Winchester. A chronicle of "Stonewall" Jackson's capture of Winchester and his evacuation of the town, once again leaving it vulnerable to Union forces, observations of soldiers. North and South, in her town.”