Browse Items · The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy

Governor Letcher's Candid Correspondence

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1964, su:political, su:seccession, su:southern, ts:correspondence

George Washington Diamond's Account of the Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862

Tags: au:male, era:1862, era:Civil War, he:the great hanging at gainesville texas 1862, loc:collin county tx, loc:Cooke County TX, loc:denton county tx, loc:Gainesville TX, loc:grayson county tx, loc:Texas, loc:wise county tx, pd:1963, su:homefront, su:local history, su:prison, su:war experience, ts:narrative

Goldie's Inheritance: A Story of the Siege of Atlanta

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:Civil War, he:Sherman's March to the Sea, loc:Atlanta GA, loc:Georgia, pd:1903, su:civilian, su:occupation, su:southern, su:warfront, ts:narrative

General and Governor Ross of Texas

Tags: era:Civil War, loc:Texas, pd:1894, su:confederate, su:military, su:political, su:war experience, ts:biography

General and Governor Ross

Tags: era:Civil War, loc:Texas, pd:1903, su:confederate, su:military, su:political, su:war experience, ts:biography

Gen. Sterling Price

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General David Hunter's Sack of Lexington, Virginia, June 10-14, 1864: An Account by Rose Page Pendleton

“June 10-14, 1864. Lexington, Virginia. The daughter of Brigadier General William Nelson Pendleton related how the women and children faced uncertainty and terror five days after the Federals came to their proud town.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1864, era:Civil War, he:Sack of Lexington VA, loc:Lexington VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1975, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:local history, su:occupation, su:southern, su:warfront, ts:memory

Governor Milton and His Family. A Contemporary Picture of Life in Florida during the War

“An extract from her "Life in the South, etc."

Tags: au:english, au:female, era:Civil War, loc:Florida, loc:Tallahassee FL, pd:1909, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:education, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:observer, su:travel, ts:memory, ts:narrative

Going Home From the Army

“April-May 1865. Greensboro, North Carolina to Benton County, Arkansas. An Arkansas paroled soldier recalls the many intricacies of his journey home after the war.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Arkansas, loc:Benton County Ak, loc:Chattanooga County GA, loc:Georgia, loc:Washington GA, pd:1930, su:confederate, su:military, su:travel, su:war experience, ts:memory

Gleanings from Southland: Sketches of Life and Manners of the People of the South Before, During, and After the War of Secession, with Extracts from the Author's Journal and Epitome of the New South.

“Only edition. Cumming is best known for her JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL LIFE IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY OF TENNESSEE (1866), valuable and informative work on her nursing duties during the latter part of the Civil War. Written nearly 30 years later, GLEANINGS…

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