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“Letter written by Cole's mother to "Cousin Blanche" of Franklin, TN, on November 2, 1862, described the realities of the war near her home at Ripley,…
Under Both Flags: A Panorama of the Great Civil War, as Represented in Story, Anecdote, Adventure, and the Romance of Reality
Under the Guns: A Woman’s Reminiscences of the Civil War, With an Introduction by Mrs. General U.S. Grant“By an Iowa lady why served in Union hospitals useful for Southern life described-Chattanooga, Vicksburg, Nashville, and most other areas of the CSA…
Unionists in Rockbridge County: The Correspondence of James Dorman Davidson concerning the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861
Up the St. John's River“On the Union occupation of Jacksonville, March 1863.”
The First Shot at Fort Sumter“Extract from the unpublished diary. April 6-16, 1861. Charleston, South Carolina. A detailed description of Charleston and the events relating to the…
The Evolution of a State, or Recollections of Old Texas Days“J. Frank Dobie described this account as the "best of all books dealing with life in early Texas Bully reading." This reminiscence by a key Texas…
The Last Ninety Days of the War in North Carolina“Preface: "was originally published in the New York Watchman."
The Meat Diet at Port Hudson“Spring and Summer of 1863. Port Hudson, Mississippi. During the siege of the Mississippi River town, even mule meat—from the animal “with that big…
The Diary of Anna Hasell Thomas (July 1864 - May 1865)“December 26, 1864-May 31, 1865. Charleston, South Carolina, and Vicinity. The proud but defeated port city as observed by a native Carolinian who had…