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Chronicles of the Cape Fear River, Being Some Account of Historic Events on the Cape Fear River, Raleigh, N.C.
“Half of the book relates to CSA operations. Wilmington was last Confederate port closed during the war, so this volume is mine of information on blockade running and naval history about these strategic ports.”
Belles, Beaux and Brains of the 60's,
“A splendid reminiscence of Confederate personalities, rich and poor, male and female, famous and obscure--but difficult to read completely; filled with details of CSA social life.”
A Yankee Views the Agony of Savannah
“A Union soldier describes occupied Savannah.”
“January 29, 1865. A recent arrival from Boston wrote home about the devastation of Savannah and General Sherman's occupation of the city.”
“January 29, 1865. A recent arrival from Boston wrote home about the devastation of Savannah and General Sherman's occupation of the city.”
Auguste Laugel Visits the Army of the Potomac
“January 1865. Northern Virginia. This curious French visitor describes the effect of the war in Virginia, a black military unit, and the camps. He noted the variety of social classes and the lack of deference to rank among the officers, in the…
An Errand to the South in the Summer of 1862
“The Rev. W. Wyndham Malet was Vicar of Ardeley, near Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England. He came to America to visit his sister at Conway, SC. He traveled by steamer from Baltimore to Fortress Monroe, on a British warship to Charleston, by train to…
A French View of the Fall of Richmond: Alfred Paul's Report to Drouyn De Lhuys, April 11, 1865
“April 2-3, 1865. The French Consul in Richmond recorded the chaotic conditions of the Confederate evacuation of Richmond and the calm that existed when Federal troops took charge. He noted CSA Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin's behavior as…
A Visit to the Cities and Camps of the Confederate States
“Fitzgerald Ross, "Captain of Hussars in the Imperial Austrian Army." In May 1863, he made his way across the military lines in northern Virginia and went directly to Richmond. Finding easy access to military and civil leaders of the Confederacy, he…
Autobiography of William Wood.
“Includes his travels in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas.”