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

Memories of Long Ago

“1861- 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A recollection of the Confederate Capital, especially women’s work in the hospitals.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, milt:3rd Regiment Troops for Local Defnese, milt:Dahlgren's Raiders, pd:1928, su:Battle of Richmond, su:child girl, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:medical, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

Sketches of old Warrenton, North Carolina: Traditions and Reminiscences of the Town and People Who Made It

“Contains a history of the town but focuses mainly on the homes of old Warrenton. Includes a section on the professional men, notable visitors, and events of Warrenton.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:antebellum, era:Civil War, loc:North Carolina, loc:Warrenton Nc, pd:1924, su:civilian, su:local history, su:occupation, su:southern, ts:narrative

Reminiscences of the Late Lon Slaughter as Told to Mrs, E. D. Wall, September 3, 1920

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:Civil War, era:postwar, loc:Arkansas, loc:Phillips County Ar, loc:Spring Creek Ar, pd:1949, su:childhood, su:daily life, su:homefront, su:Reconstruction, su:slaveholding, su:southern, ts:memory

Experience of Missouri Women

“1864. Missouri. A Missouri Confederate recalls her daring and trying experiences to serve the CSA.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc: Kansas City MO, loc:Liberty Landing MO, loc:Missouri, pd:1912, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

The Heroine of Fort Fisher

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1865, era:Civil War, he:Battle of Fort Fisher, loc:Fort Fisher NC, loc:Wilmington NC, pd:1929, su:battlefield, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:medical, su:warfront, 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

Journal of a Young Lady of Virginia

“From an old manuscript of a country place in Maryland.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:antebellum, loc:Virginia, pd:1871, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:political, su:slaveholding, ts:correspondence

“July 1863. Near Tazewell, Virginia. A recollection of a daring riot by an “eighteen-year-old courier. . . beautiful of form and face” who rode to Wytheville, Virginia to warn the residents of a Yankee advance.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Virginia, loc:Wytheville VA, pd:1930, su:child girl, su:confederate, su:female experience, su:military, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:narrative

A Girl's Experience in the Siege of Vicksburg

“Personal reminiscence of the siege.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1863, era:Civil War, he:Battle of Vicksburg, loc:Mississippi, loc:Vicksburg MS, su:child girl, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:military, su:occupation, su:southern, su:warfront, ts:memory

An Incident of War Times

“May 1865. Florida. A recollection of the first days of peace, when “the air was full of rumors of defeat."

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Florida, pd:1893, su:civilian, su:enslaved, su:slavery, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

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