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The Evacuation of Richmond
“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. An account of the evacuation of Richmond and the entrance of Federal troops, into the Confederate capital. The author, who lived at the corner of Twelfth and Broad, recalled these trying times for her children.”
The Evacuation of Richmond: Personal Recollections of Mrs. Amella Gorgas as Recorded in Her Diary
“April 2, 1865. Richmond, Virginia. Fall of the Confederate capital, as described in the diary of the CSA Ordnance Officer.”
The Evolution of a State, or Recollections of Old Texas Days
“J. Frank Dobie described this account as the "best of all books dealing with life in early Texas Bully reading." This reminiscence by a key Texas pioneer summarizes the decades from the early settlements by U.S. immigrants in Texas until he left the…
The Fall of Richmond
“Reprinted from Richmond Dispatch, February 3, 1902.”
The First Shot at Fort Sumter
“Extract from the unpublished diary. April 6-16, 1861. Charleston, South Carolina. A detailed description of Charleston and the events relating to the beginning of the war, as recorded in the diary of the man credited with "firing the first shot."
The Florence Nightingale of the Southern Army: Experiences of Mrs. Ella K. Newsom, Confederate nurse in the Great War of 1861-65
“Includes material about women's hospital work.”
The Good Samaritan at Franklin
“1864. Franklin, Tennessee. A former soldier describes the “devoted and unselfish service to the sick and wounded” by Mrs. John McGavock.”