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Recollections of the Civil War
“As an 8-year-old, the author traveled with her mother to Corinth, MS, shortly after the 1862 battle there, to be near her ailing father.”
Recollections of the Evacuation of Richmond
“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A description of the full of the Confederate capital by a man “living on Church Hill in the city.”
Recollections of War as a Child, 1861-65
“1863-1864. Knoxville, Tennessee. A lady recalls the siege and occupation of her city.”
Refugees and Regueeing
“Unknown time. South Alabama. A memory of the many Confederate who fled the area of battles, hoping to escape “the pangs of war.”
Refugeing in War Time
“Fall 1864-Spring 1865. North Georgia. An eight-year-old girl’s experiences as she and her family tried to flee from the Union Army and then came home to Dekalb County “to find ruin.”
Remainiscing in Lively Vein
“December 1864. Near Eatonton, Georgia. An Arkansas rifleman remembers some interesting events from his experience in Georgia as a straggler trying to escape Sherman’s army.”
Reminiscences -- Mother of the Confederacy
“1861-1865. Memphis, Tennessee, and Georgia. A proud Tennessee lady summarizes her untiring efforts to support the Southern “crusade.”