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Escape of Breckinridge and Benjamin
“April-May 1865. Richmond To Charleston. A friend of John C. Breckinridge summarizes an 1874 conversation about the secret trips out of the defeated South by two key Confederates.”
Autobiographical Notes, Letters and, Reflections
“For 40 years minister 2nd Presbyterian Church, Charleston, SC. Relates to secession and the war. 1860- 1865, 547-675 pp. Smith genealogy, 743-751 pp.”
The Papers of Thomas Ruffin
“Vol. 3, covers the Confederacy. Ruffin supported secession and served as a CSA Commissioner from North Carolina.”
Five years in Texas: or, What you did not Hear During the War from January 1861 to January 1866. A narrative of his Travels, Experiences, and Observations, in Texas and Mexico
“This account of Texas during the Civil War, by a Northern merchant, turned preacher to evade the Confederate draft law, is written in a friendly spirit but contains some sharp criticism and incisive observations on the manners and customs of Texans.…
A Remarkable Relic of the Confederacy
“Semmes comments on a lengthy letter from Alexander H. Stephens, Crawfordsville, Georgia, November 5, 1864. July 1, 1858-September 18, 1862. James River plantation, near Richmond, Virginia.”
Sixty-One Years of Itinerant Christian Life in Church and State
“Pearne born in 1820, became a Methodist minister, traveled on a mule from Michigan to Oregon, was in the Civil War, worked in the South, etc. A fascinating account.”
Bethany: A Story of the Old South
“A tale of War Between the States.”
