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Some Recollections of George Caleb Bingham“1861-1865. Missouri. General memories of the great Missouri artist, including his wartime activities.”
Missouri History Not Found in Textbooks: Sale of Slaves at Columbia in 1864
The Military Operations in Missouri in the Summer and Autumn of 1861“June-December 1861. Missouri. A Union General discusses events in Missouri as the war began.”
The Capture of Lexington“1861. Lexington, Missouri. An eyewitness account of the action at a key Missouri River town early in the war.”
When the Civil War Invaded Livingston County“1861-1865. Livingston County, Missouri. A brief recollection of the war in north-central Missouri.”
Civil War Experiences“August 20, 1861-May 1864. Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama. A brief summary by a farm boy from Ohio who served in three states. His account has…
Six Mille Lieues à Toute Vapeur“Son of George Sand and Baron Datavant was in a group with Prince Napoleon that visited USA and Canada in 1861-part of the journey was in CSA.”
A Virginian's Diary in Civil War Days“August 17 to December 31, 1862. Kinloch Plantation Fauquier County, Virginia. This article is almost entirely composed of entries from the diary of a…
Old Louisiana“A chronicle of two centuries of Louisiana plantation life told through remembrances, stories, diary excerpts, drawings, and lore.”
A Georgia Confederate Soldier Visits Montgomery, Alabama, 1862-1863