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The Muchly Married Miss Mary Boozer
“1861-1865. Columbia, South Carolina. A recollection of a somewhat legendary young woman, who seemed to be “always on the street at the time the students were released from their classes.”
Whitaker’s Reminiscences, Incidents and Anecdotes; Recollections of Other Days and years, or, What I Saw and heard, and Thought of People Whom I Knew, and What They Did and Said
“Wake County journalist candidly recalls events in North Carolina.”
Our Faithful Slaves of Old
"1861-1865. General. Memories of loyal slaves during the war."
Letters From Nashville, 1862: "Dear Master"
“1862. The Military Governor of Tennessee (Andrew Johnson) arrested General William Giles Harding as a political prisoner. During his six-month incarceration, his plantation, "Belle Meade," was managed by his wife, Elizabeth. These letters indicate…
The Civil War in Chowan County, North Carolina
“1861-1865. Chowan County, North Carolina. This brief account by a doctor whose estate was Union headquarters in the area for two years describes the naval battles in Albemarle Sound, cavalry raids, and the difficulties which he and his neighbors in…