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Personal Recollections of Distinguished Missourians: Claborne F Jackson
“Personal Recollections of Distinguished Missourians; a brief sketch of pro-Confederate Governor in 1861.”
Personal Recollections of Distinguished Missourians: Sterling Price
“Personal recollection of key Confederate commander in Missouri.”
The Americans at Home: Pen & Ink Sketches of American Men, Manners and Institutions
“Journey through the South on war and its aftermath, talking to both Union and CSA leaders: Lee, Grant, Semmes, Beauregard, Maffitt, Vance & D.H. Hill. Two chapters on Stonewall Jackson when he was given the bloodstained coat Jackson wore when…
He Taught Near Eudora, Arkansas, in the Early Sixties
“Secondary article about Milan W. Seri, a young teacher from Wisconsin, who came to Arkansas in 1860, includes long portions of Seri's journal.”
The Last Four Days of the War
“Each sides’ view as told in their newspaper accounts.”
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“Extract from the unpublished diary.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."
Life of Jefferson Davis, With a Secret History of the Southern Confederacy, gathered "behind the scenes in Richmond."
“An avid secessionist, he held Davis and the government in Richmond responsible for losing the war.”
