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The Dusky Wings of War: The Journal of Lucy G. Breckinridge, 1862-1864
An Abstract From the Journal of Mrs. Hugh H. Lee of Winchester, VA, May 23-31, 1862“May 23-31, 1862. First Winchester. A chronicle of "Stonewall" Jackson's capture of Winchester and his evacuation of the town, once again leaving it…
A Girl's Recollections of War“1863? Pulaski County, Virginia. “A schoolgirl during the War” remembers poignant events on the home front.”
RECOLLECTIONS OF CIVIL WAR TIMES IN KENTUCKY
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…
From a New England Woman's Diary in Dixie in 1865"May-July 1865. Privately printed. Author's diary describing her teaching experiences on Edisto Island, near Charleston, SC."
My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience as a Nurse in the Union Army, and in Relief Work at Home, in Hospitals, Camps, and at the Front During the War of the Rebellion.“Hospital scenes and work at the Sanitary Fairs captivated this war observer. Mrs. Livermore's activities were confined almost entirely to Chicago,…
Plantation Lessee Problems In 1864“May 2, 1864. Lower Mississippi Valley. A professor at the University of Michigan was one of a group of investors attracted by the proposition of…
A Patriotic Confederate Woman's War Diary, 1862-1863“1862-1863. From Perote, Alabama, Mrs. Crossley wrote on such topics as her slaves, conscription, and sewing for Confederate soldiers.”
Reminiscences of Charles Seton Henry Hardee, Part 1“Lengthy recollections by a proud Georgian, including descriptions of the war years—especially in Savannah.”