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Flower de Hundred: The Story of a Virginia Plantation
“Life before and during the war.”
General David Hunter's Sack of Lexington, Virginia, June 10-14, 1864: An Account by Rose Page Pendleton
“June 10-14, 1864. Lexington, Virginia. The daughter of Brigadier General William Nelson Pendleton related how the women and children faced uncertainty and terror five days after the Federals came to their proud town.”
How a Woman Helped to Save Richmond
“March 1884. Richmond, Virginia. The wife of the Confederate secretary of War helps to thwart Ulric Dahlgren’s raid on the CSA capital.”
Recollections Grave and Gay
“Burton Harrison was private secretary to Jeff Davis. This work describes social life in CSA, especially in Richmond; also includes opinions on Confederate leaders.”
Henrico Home Front 1861-1865: A Picture of Life in Henrico County, VA, From May 1861, Through April 1865. Based Upon Selections From the Minute Books of the Henrico County Court.
“This volume reflects the tireless efforts of the local government and citizens in Richmond.”
Inside the Confederate Government: The Diary of Robert Garlick Hill Kean, Head of the Bureau of War.
“From September 15, 1861, to December 1865, this is a diary of a proud young Virginian who served as Head of the CSA Bureau of War. He viewed his colleagues in the Southern bureaucracy with clarity and occasional wit and recorded much of the internal…
