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The University of Virginia, October, 1860, to April, 1861
“October 1860-April 1861. Charlottesville, Virginia. A freshman at “The University” during the secession winter describes the events on ‘The Grounds.”
Brief Narrative of Incidents in the War in Missouri, and of the Personal Experience of One who has Suffered.
“Southern sympathizers, murder by Union troops.”
A Love-Sick Volunteer
“Summer of 1861. Place not stated. A story of romance early in the war.”
The Cotton Letters
“June 7, 1860-September 7, 1862. Powder Springs, Georgia, and Virginia. Correspondence of a Georgia family as the war began.”
The Capture of Lexington
“1861. Lexington, Missouri. An eyewitness account of the action at a key Missouri River town early in the war.”
From the 'Eastern Shore' of Virgina
"1861. Eastern shore of Virginia. A native of the region east of Chesapeake Bay declares “This entire country... was intensely Southern in sentiment.”