Browse Items · The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy

In and Around Richmond

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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.”

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Governor Letcher's Candid Correspondence

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From the Diary of John R. Thompson

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Fall of Richmond, April 3, 1885

“April 3, 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A former resident of the CSA capital describes the awesome events of the fall of the city.”

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Fall of Richmond

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Extracts from the Diary of Edmund Ruffin

“February 13, 1861-December 13, 1864. Virginia. Selected items reflect the strong opinions of the fierce Virginia fire-eater as he observed significant events in the war.”

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Experience in Richmond Hospitals

“Spring 1864. Richmond, Virginia. A former soldier recalls the realities of hospital days.”

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Evacuation of Richmond

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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.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc:Cuba, loc:Richmond VA, pd:1910, su:confederate, su:economics, su:political, su:war experience, ts:memory

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