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Trinity College in War Times
“December 1862. Nashville to Richmond. A contemporary letter describes a railroad trip from Tennessee to Virginia.”
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
“Wiley's introduction summarizes Davis' strengths and weaknesses.”
The University of Virginia: Memoirs of Her Student-Life and Professors
“Articles on Lee's Family, C. S. Venable (Lee's staff), Francis H. Smith & John W. Mallet, the ordnance expert.”
Tupelo
"A sequel to THE IRON FURNACE, narrating the experiences of a Union Presbyterian clergyman in northeast Mississippi during the secession period useful as an account of the intense feelings of the time; includes much information about the condition of…
The Old Plantation: How We Lived in Great House and Cabin Before the War
“Plantation in Onslow County, NC. Preface by Hunter McGuire, Late Surgeon-General, for Stonewall Jackson.”
The Autobiography of William John Grayson, Part 2
“1860-1865. South Carolina. This sometimes, rambling and often fiercely pro-Southern recollection was written in Newberry and Charleston, South Carolina, and described events in the state—while defending the South and its efforts.”
The Battle of the Handkerchiefs
“February 20, 1863. New Orleans, Louisiana. A woman remembers how she and others used their handkerchiefs to help Confederate prisoners.”