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In Sherman's Wake
“February-March 1865. Marlboro County, South Carolina. A young student at the Federal Academy in Bennettsville, South Carolina describes the Union troops’ dash through that town and school.”
Kate: The Journal of a Confederate Nurse
“1862-1865. Cumming served as a hospital matron in Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, providing personal services and comfort for the wounded, and supervised the food and cleanliness of the hospitals. She exhorted women to serve in…
Last Capital of the Confederacy at Danville
“April 3-10, 1865. Danville, Virginia. A brief description of the last Confederate capital by an unnamed eyewitness.”
Last Scenes of War: How I Got Home
“April-May 1863. Richmond to North Georgia. A former private recalls the weeks from the fall of Richmond until he reached his home in Georgia after a trying journey.”
Letters from Little Rock of Captain James M. Bowler, 112th United States Colored Troops
“The letters of a Union captain to his wife and mother written during his stay in the area around Little Rock, from July to December 1864.”
