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Letters From Nashville, 1862: A Portrait of Belle Meade
“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…
Memorials of a Southern Planter
“Wartime portion of this fine recollection of Thomas Dabney and his family; Union occupation in Mississippi, refugee life in Macon, Georgia, and the sad but genteel poverty of a proud man after the war.”
Middleton Correspondence, 1861-1865, Part 4
“July 26, 1861-December 9, 1865. South Carolina. Communications between members of a distinguished family, especially from Charleston and Columbia, reflect the awesome effects of the war.”
Middleton Correspondence, 1861-1865, Part 3
“July 26, 1861-December 9, 1865. South Carolina. Communications between members of a distinguished family, especially from Charleston and Columbia, reflect the awesome effects of the war.”
Middleton Correspondence, 1861-1865, part 2
“July 26, 1861-December 9, 1865. South Carolina. Communications between members of a distinguished family, especially from Charleston and Columbia, reflect the awesome effects of the war.”
Middleton Correspondence, 1861-1865, part 1
“July 26, 1861-December 9, 1865. South Carolina. Communications between members of a distinguished family, especially from Charleston and Columbia, reflect the awesome effects of the war.”
New Orleans at War: A Merchant's View
“June 8, 1861 -April 4, 1862. A manager of cotton brokerage reported the effects of the Federal blockade to one of the firm's owners. He included the state of the cotton market, the city's defenses, and the activities of the British Guard Battalion,…
