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Mrs. Tinsley's War Recollections, 1862-1865
“1862-1863. Near Richmond, Virginia. These memoirs, written in 1911 by a plantation wife describe life in the Peninsula-while Yankee troops were invading-and mention Union balloon observers.”
My Autobiography by W.J. Cotter, Who has Lived Nearly a Quarter Century Beyond the Allotted Three Score Years and Ten and has Been a Methodist Preacher in Georgia for 73 Years
“Ministry in Georgia, among Cherokees, much on the Civil War.”
North Garden Stations, Va., 1862
“Fall of 1862. North Garden Station, Virginia. A wounded Confederate soldier remembers kind assistance by residents near an improvised temporary field hospital.”
Nothing to Eat But Raw Bacon: Letters from a War Correspondent, 1862
“April 6-7, 1862. Provides information about Shiloh battle tactics, the courage of western men on both sides, the capture of well-provisioned Union camps, the destruction, and the civilians who fled Corinth.”
Personne Goes to Georgia: Five Civil War Letters
“March 1-18, 1862. "Personne," a correspondent for the Charleston DAILY COURIER, wrote that Savannans felt that their fortifications were strong enough to repel an anticipated Union attack and that normal social life had resumed. He praised…
Pleasant Days in War Time
“1862-1865. Virginia. An ex-confederate soldier remembers how helpful civilians were to him.”
