“April 1865. Appomattox Court House, Virginia. An eyewitness remembers many of the details of the historic surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.”
“October 7, 1862-April 21, 1863. Huntsville, Texas. Three letters to the editor of the Nacogdoches Chronicle reveal ex-Governor Samuel Houston s criticism of President Jefferson Davis and leading generals and his despondency over the declining…