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Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation
"This book is of outstanding value as a close-up picture of the management of confiscated and abandoned plantations along the Mississippi River which were leased to Northern speculators and managers, and in detailing the ways of enslaved working on…
Chasing Guerrillas in Arkansas
“1862-1865. Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri. A former Confederate describes the difficult and disorganized conflict in the Ozarks.”
Courtesy in War
“Spring 1863. Holly Springs, Mississippi. A Confederate recalls mutual courtesy between General Grant and the owners of the house he was using as his temporary headquarters.”
Chronicles of Chicora Wood
“About one-third of this memoir by a member of a truly respected South Carolina family describes her difficulties and hardships during the war years.”
Conscripting Atlanta Theater in 1863
“A former Confederate soldier describes his role in being assigned “to conscript the theater” for evaders of military duty in crowded Atlanta.”
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War
“A Yankee war correspondent reported evenly, admired Southern way of life.”
Civil War Experiences of Sarah J. Yeater, Written in 1909 and 1910 for my Three
Granddaughters, Frances, and Christine Yeater and Jeanette Brookmeyer
“Southern sympathies forced to flee south in Arkansas and Texas.”
Closing Scene with Johnston's Army
“April 1865. Central North Carolina. An eyewitness recalls some of the details about the surrender of Joseph E. Johnston’s troops.”
Confederate Hospitals at Petersburg, Va
“1862-1865. Petersburg, Virginia. A woman describes the tireless work by many individuals to help the Confederate wounded.”