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Raymond, Miss: In War Times
“1861-1865. Raymond, Mississippi. Memories of childhood war years in a small Mississippi town.”
Pleasant Days in War Time
“1862-1865. Virginia. An ex-confederate soldier remembers how helpful civilians were to him.”
One Day During the War
“Summer, 1863. Petersburg, Tennessee. A former schoolgirl recalls a Yankee’s attempts at thievery.”
Occupied Beaufort, 1863: A War Correspondent's View
“June 17, 1863. Beaufort, South Carolina. A view of the occupied seaport by a reporter for the Sacramento Daily Union.”
My Christmas Dinner in 1863
“December 1863. LaGrange, Georgia. A hungry Confederate captain on furlough describes the joy of eating a turkey who “died of a sore throat.”
My Cave Life in Vicksburg.: With Letters of Trial and Travel
"A valuable story of a gentlewoman's experiences under siege at Vicksburg."—Civil War Books. Most revealing for the trials endured by the inhabitants of the besieged city, told by the wife of CSA colonel, in her own words which need no…
My Autobiography by W.J. Cotter, Who has Lived Nearly a Quarter Century Beyond the Allotted Three Score Years and Ten and has Been a Methodist Preacher in Georgia for 73 Years
“Ministry in Georgia, among Cherokees, much on the Civil War.”