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Gleanings from Southland: Sketches of Life and Manners of the People of the South Before, During, and After the War of Secession, with Extracts from the Author's Journal and Epitome of the New South.
“Only edition. Cumming is best known for her JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL LIFE IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY OF TENNESSEE (1866), valuable and informative work on her nursing duties during the latter part of the Civil War. Written nearly 30 years later, GLEANINGS…
Memorabilia and Anecdotal Reminiscences of Columbia, S. C., and Incidents Connected Therewith.
“Includes, Simms’s "Sack and Destruction of Columbia," 154-196 pp. Selby recounts many stories concerning Columbia, SC, which he had "stored away on memory's shelf’ over the years. Some of his exciting tales include memories of the old Columbia…
Local Incidents of the War Between the States
"As a state historian for the U.D.C., Mrs. Cappieman gave her account of the war in the year 1901. The locale of her reminiscence’s centers on Claiborne County, MS. Through personal recollection, she vividly describes life in Mississippi during the…
The Cradle of the Confederacy; or, The Times of Troup, Quitman, and Yancey. A Sketch of Southwestern Political History from the Formation of the Federal Government to A.D. 1861.
“Montgomery attorney describes events of secession and first months of the war. Maintains that Northern leaders drove the SW states to secession. Between 1850-1860.”