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The Alexander Letters, 1787-1900
"1787-1900. 131 copies for the family. Selection from six sisters and four brothers, children of Adam Leopold Alexander and his wife, Sarah Hillhouse Gilbert."
“Southern Plantation life before the War, few CSA letters reprint from other sources.…
“Southern Plantation life before the War, few CSA letters reprint from other sources.…
The Burckmyer Letters: March 1863-June, 1865
“First edition. This compendium of correspondence between Cornelius L. Burckmyer and his wife, edited by Charlotte R. Holmes, provides considerable insight into life on both sides of the Atlantic during the Civil War. As members of a prominent…
The Burning of Columbia
“February-March 1865. Columbia, South Carolina. An eyewitness account of the burning of the South Carolina capital.”
The Autobiography of William John Grayson, Part 1
“1860-1865. South Carolina. This sometimes, rambling and often fiercely pro-Southern recollection was written in Newberry and Charleston, South Carolina, and described events in the state—while defending the South and its efforts.”
Texas Memoirs of Amelia E. Barr
“1857-1867. Austin, Texas. This item is a truly delightful account of the Texas years of the prolific late-nineteenth-century novelist in Austin. By her daughter Lillie Barr Munroe, and includes some very informative views of the war years in the…
That Boy Joins the Army
“1861-1862. Louisville, Kentucky. A young sixteen-year-old decides to join the Confederate Army.”
The Call to Arms: Secession from a Feminine Point of View
“The ladies of Broward's Neck, Duval County, East Florida, November 6, 1860.”