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Suffering in Fredericksburg: Refugees Returned After Battle to Find Chaos in Old City
“Early in 1863. Fredericksburg, Virginia. A description of destruction in the Virginia river town.”
Tares Among the Wheat
“1861-1865. Louisiana and Port Anderson, Mississippi? A group of war stories - sad and happy.”
Tender Memories of V.M.I. Cadets
“May 1864. Newmarket, Virginia. A lady describes the efforts she and her neighbors gave to assist young V.M.I. cadets in battle.”
Texas Memoirs of Amelia E. Barr
“1857-1867. Austin, Texas. This item is a truly delightful account of the Texas years of the prolific late-nineteenth-century novelist in Austin. By her daughter Lillie Barr Munroe, and includes some very informative views of the war years in the…
That Bastard Rag
“February 1865. Winnsboro, South Carolina. A lady notes that Union occupation officers would refuse to provide hungry civilians with food because they “hoisted that bastard rag instead of the legitimate flag."
That Boy Joins the Army
“1861-1862. Louisville, Kentucky. A young sixteen-year-old decides to join the Confederate Army.”
The Americans at Home: Pen & Ink Sketches of American Men, Manners and Institutions
“Journey through the South on war and its aftermath, talking to both Union and CSA leaders: Lee, Grant, Semmes, Beauregard, Maffitt, Vance & D.H. Hill. Two chapters on Stonewall Jackson when he was given the bloodstained coat Jackson wore when…