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Five years in Texas: or, What you did not Hear During the War from January 1861 to January 1866. A narrative of his Travels, Experiences, and Observations, in Texas and Mexico
“This account of Texas during the Civil War, by a Northern merchant, turned preacher to evade the Confederate draft law, is written in a friendly spirit but contains some sharp criticism and incisive observations on the manners and customs of Texans.…
Four years in Secessia: A Narrative of a Residence at the South Previous to and During the Southern Rebellion, up to November 1863
“This pamphlet is an attack on the South and it’s kind of civilization, as seen by a native of New York who went from Cincinnati to Yazoo City, MS, in 1859 and engaged in teaching school while her son entered the business. After Mississippi seceded,…
Flower de Hundred: The Story of a Virginia Plantation
“Life before and during the war.”
Forsaking All Others: A Story of Sherman's March Through Georgia
“Fiction-based facts? Southern suffering, the brutality of Sherman.”
Four Years in Rebel Capitals: An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy, From Birth to Death
“1861-1865. De Leon spent most of the war years in Richmond, but his travels and comments warrant consideration. When the secession movement began De Leon was in Washington, but when delegates met in Montgomery to organize a central Confederate…
Fifty Years on the Road the Autobiography of a Traveling Salesman
“Interesting chapters on "On the road during Civil War," "In War-tom Missouri," "Road incidents in the South and West."
From a New England Woman's Diary in Dixie in 1865
"May-July 1865. Privately printed. Author's diary describing her teaching experiences on Edisto Island, near Charleston, SC."