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Life is Uncertain… Willard Hall Mendenhall's 1862 Civil War Diary, Part 1
“January 1-December 31, 1862. A carriage maker and farmer who lived near Lexington, Mo. He recorded the hardships and sufferings of civilians caused by successive Union and Confederate armies subsisting off the land; guerrilla actions of both forces;…
A Northern Woman in the Confederacy: From the Diary of Mrs. Eugene McLean
“Written at Washington, events November 1860 to April 1861.”
The Civil War Letters of Bethiah Pyatt McKown, Part 2
“December 9, 1860-June 12, 1865. From St. Louis, McKown expressed concern over two son's military service on opposing sides, relatives subjected to guerrilla activities, and her own dwindling resources after her husband died. She described conditions…
The Civil War Letters of Bethiah Pyatt McKown, Part 1
“December 9, 1860-June 12, 1865. From St. Louis, McKown expressed concern over two son's military service on opposing sides, relatives subjected to guerrilla activities, and her own dwindling resources after her husband died. She described conditions…
A Heroine of the Sixties
“1863-1865. Giles County. Virginia. An unidentified woman described a valiant young neighbor who always helped Confederates and “met every vicissitude with dauntless courage that never wavered.”
My Relatives Are Leaving Me Very Fast': War Times Letters of James Wright to His Nephew
“June 14-July 3, 1864. A successful cotton producer from Russell County, AL, to his nephew stationed near Savannah. Concern for the young man's health, description of everyday activities on the plantation, and references to shortages of glass jars…