“1861-1865. Front Royal and the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. These memoirs by the author of Life of Turner Ashby, reflect his observations of life in a key valley town, including Federal assaults and occupations. To him, the May 1862 assault on Front…
“Pearne born in 1820, became a Methodist minister, traveled on a mule from Michigan to Oregon, was in the Civil War, worked in the South, etc. A fascinating account.”
“This account of Texas during the Civil War, by a Northern merchant, turned preacher to evade the Confederate draft law, is written in a friendly spirit but contains some sharp criticism and incisive observations on the manners and customs of Texans.…