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War, Politics, and Reconstruction: Stormy Days in Louisiana

“An autobiographical account by a key leader during the Reconstruction period in Louisiana.”

A Virginia Boy in the Sixties

“1861-1865. Mechanicsville, Virginia. A wartime youngster describes the toilsome years on the eastern edge of Richmond.”

The University of Virginia, October, 1860, to April, 1861

“October 1860-April 1861. Charlottesville, Virginia. A freshman at “The University” during the secession winter describes the events on ‘The Grounds.”

A Louisiana Engineer at the Siege of Vicksburg: Letters of Henry Ginder

“Ginder's "Letters" narrated his experiences as a civilian during the siege at Vicksburg.”

The Crittenden Memoirs.

“Bushwhackers, the war in Missouri and Kansas.”

Brief Narrative of Incidents in the War in Missouri, and of the Personal Experience of One who has Suffered.

“Southern sympathizers, murder by Union troops.”