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Six Months in the Federal States
“Edward Dicey was an English author and journalist, on his trip to America he was the special correspondent of MACMILLAN'S MAGAZINE and the SPECTATOR. Portions of his American account appeared in the pages of these periodicals before being…
A Visit to South Carolina in 1860
“April 1860. South Carolina. This observer recalled the key personalities and places in Charleston and Columbia in the year before the war began.”
The Freedmen of Port Royal
“March 25 to May 10, 1862. Port Royal and Beaufort area. South Carolina. A Northern visitor describes the efforts to educate former slaves from the Sea Islands at Port Royal.”
A Doctor's Experiences in Three Continents
“Author served as Surgeon General of North Carolina; useful for information on Governor Vance's administration.”
In War Time: Two Years in the Confederacy and Two Years North
“Reminiscences concerning Confederate and Virginia wartime politics.”
Random Recollections of a Long Life, 1806 to 1876.
“Life in South Carolina, principally in Columbia and Lexington, limited material on war years.”
Social Life in Old New Orleans, Being Recollections of my Girlhood
“Social life, plantation, New Orleans during War.”
Plantation Life in the Sixties
“1861-1865. Western North Carolina. A young wife shares her memories of the war years in “the valley of the Tucakaseega River.” In Jackson County, North Carolina.”