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The Last Days of the Confederate Treasury and What Became of its Specie
“April 2 - May 4, 1865. Richmond and Danville, Virginia, and Washington, Georgia. The last CSA Treasurer describes, in recollections written in 1882, the effort to take Confederate southward in April 1865.”
The Evacuation of Richmond, April 3, 1865 and the Disastrous Conflagration Incident Theory
“April 3, 1865. Richmond, Virginia. More testimony relating to the evacuation of Richmond by an eyewitness.”
The Destruction of Columbia, South Carolina
“A German's account of the destruction of the South Carolina capitol.”
The Confederate Treasury
“April-May 1865. Richmond to Georgia. A brief account of the fate of Confederate gold and paper reserved on the flight from Virginia.”
THE CONFEDERATE NAVAL CADETS AND THE CONFEDERATE TREASURE: THE DIARY OF MIDSHIPMAN ROBERT H. FLEMING
The Burning of Columbia
“February-March 1865. Columbia, South Carolina. An eyewitness account of the burning of the South Carolina capital.”
That Bastard Rag
“February 1865. Winnsboro, South Carolina. A lady notes that Union occupation officers would refuse to provide hungry civilians with food because they “hoisted that bastard rag instead of the legitimate flag."
The Burning of Columbia, S.C., A Review of Northern Assertions and Southern Facts.
“The Southern version of the destruction of the capital of South Carolina—often reprinted—by a distinguished eyewitness.”
