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Last Days of the Confederacy: Letters from Jefferson Davis During that Period
“1863-1865. General. A close associate of the Confederate president who was chaplain of the 49lh Miss. Regt. Proudly remembers his leader’s courage and determination.”
Last Scenes of War: How I Got Home
“April-May 1863. Richmond to North Georgia. A former private recalls the weeks from the fall of Richmond until he reached his home in Georgia after a trying journey.”
Laurence M. Keitt's Letters from the Provisional Congress of the Confederacy, 1861
“February 13 - August 20, 1861. Montgomery, Alabama, and Richmond, Virginia. A young "Calhoonist" describes the creation of the CSA Congress.”
Led On! Step by Step: Scenes from Clerical, Military, Educational, and Plantation Life in the South, 1828-1898
“Autobiography of the founder of Holy Communion Church Institute, later known as Porter Academy.”
Lest We Forget
“Unknown date. “Rural” South Carolina. A Cheering recollection about the generosity of Southern women to their defenders.”
Letter from a Citizen of the Southern Confederacy
“Written from Berkeley County, Virginia, May 12, 1861, to brother in Iowa, this letter reflects intense southern feelings in a divided family.”
Letter of John Campbell, Unionist
“John Campbell, Searcy County delegate to the secession convention of 1861, explains why he voted for secession. The period of secession and later summarizing the negotiations for peace in 1864 and 1865.”
Letters and diary of Laura M. Towne
“Yankee teacher in the South.”