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War Memories of a Virginia Woman

“1861-1863. Northern Virginia. A lady recalls the hopeful beginnings of the war in the plantation are near the Chesapeake Bay and later her escape through Union lines to the Shenandoah Valley.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1861, era:1862, era:1863, era:Civil War, loc:Norfolk VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1913, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

War Letters of the Bishop of Richmond

“April 25, 1861-December 17, 1863. The correspondence between John McGill and the Bishop of Charleston illustrates the disruption the war created within the Catholic Church over such matters as the recommendation of clerics for elevation to the…

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Charleston SC, loc:Richmond VA, loc:South Carolina, loc:Virginia, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:religion, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:correspondence

War Days in Fayetteville, North Carolina: Reminiscences of 1861 to 1865

Tags: au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Fayetteville nc, loc:North Carolina, pd:1910, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:homefront, su:local history, su:war experience, ts:narrative

War and Reconstruction times in Texas: 1861-1865

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:antebellum, era:Civil War, loc:Texas, pd:1914, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:military, su:political, su:seccession, su:southern, ts:narrative

Vivid War Experiences at Ripley, Miss

“Letter written by Cole's mother to "Cousin Blanche" of Franklin, TN, on November 2, 1862, described the realities of the war near her home at Ripley, Mississippi.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1862, era:Civil War, loc:Mississippi, loc:ripley MS, pd:1893, su:daily life, su:female experience, su:southern, ts:correspondence