“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…
“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…
"Virginia wife of the former principal of Princeton Female Academy, busied herself sewing clothes for the soldiers, working as a nurse, attending religious functions, and reading. She wrote about the war in Arkansas and her fear of Federal…
"Virginia wife of the former principal of Princeton Female Academy, busied herself sewing clothes for the soldiers, working as a nurse, attending religious functions, and reading. She wrote about the war in Arkansas and her fear of Federal…
“Compiled by Susan Leigh Blackford, from original and contemporaneous memoirs, correspondence and diaries. Annotated by her husband, Charles Minor Blackford. Edited and abridged for publication by Charles Minor Blackford.”