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Autobiography of James L. Smith: Including also, Reminiscences of Slave Life, Recollections of the War, Education of Freedmen, Causes of the Exodus, etc.

“A description of the war by a slave driven from the Memphis area to Alabama and Mississippi.”

Nothing to Eat But Raw Bacon: Letters from a War Correspondent, 1862

“April 6-7, 1862. Provides information about Shiloh battle tactics, the courage of western men on both sides, the capture of well-provisioned Union…

Personne Goes to Georgia: Five Civil War Letters

“March 1-18, 1862. "Personne," a correspondent for the Charleston DAILY COURIER, wrote that Savannans felt that their fortifications were strong…