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War, Politics, and Reconstruction: Stormy Days in Louisiana
“An autobiographical account by a key leader during the Reconstruction period in Louisiana.”
A Journey Among the Contrabands: The Diary of Walter Totten Carpenter
“January 1-March 24, 1864. Sent by the Indiana Quakers to Tennessee and Alabama to monitor the aid being given to the slaves who had escaped to, or been brought within, Union lines, Carpenter recorded miles traveled, the weather, and conditions of…
First Days Amongst the Contrabands
“Excellent summary of the conditions near Port Royal and Beaufort, SC in Civil War, where Miss Botume worked for the Freedmen's Aid Society—her work as a teacher there led to this excellent account of the woeful conditions among the newly freed…
Letters from Little Rock of Captain James M. Bowler, 112th United States Colored Troops
“The letters of a Union captain to his wife and mother written during his stay in the area around Little Rock, from July to December 1864.”
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…
South after Gettysburg: Letters of Cornelia Hancock from the Army of the Potomac, 1863-1865
“Cornelia Hancock served in the Federal hospitals, and her book is largely concerned with details of hospital life. She makes very few comments on the country or the people of the Confederacy. She was certain that Virginia could not compare with her…
Evablina -- Last of the Old Virinia Slaves
“General. A remembrance of a loyal family servant.”
