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War Spirit at the Virginia Military Institute

“Spring 1861. Lexington, Virginia. A former cadet proudly describes the deep Southern feelings at UMI as the war approached.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:Lexington VA, loc:Virginia, loc:Virginia Military Institute, pd:1914, su:confederate, su:military, su:seccession, su:unionist, ts:memory

When Richmond Was Evacuated

“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A South Carolina soldier describes the “deafening, roaring flames of the burning city,” as the confederate capital was abandoned to Yankee invaders.”

Tags: au:male, era:1865, era:Civil War, he:Battle of Richmond, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1931, su:confederate, su:daily life, su:homefront, su:military, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

Woman Saved Richmond City: Thrilling Story of Dahlgren's Raid and Mrs. Seddons' Old Blackberry Wine

“March 1864. Richmond, Virginia. A memory of one woman’s valiant effort to save Confederate capital during a Union cavalry attack.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1864, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1906, su:Battle of Richmond, su:battlefield, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:political, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:narrative

Virginians Face Reconstruction: Correspondence from the James Dorman Davidson Papers, 1865-1880

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:postwar, loc:Virginia, su:African American, su:civilian, su:Freedmen, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:Reconstruction, su:slavery, su:southern, ts:correspondence

Virginia Heroine, Mrs. E.A. Obenchain

“Summer of 1864. Lynchburg, Virginia. A determined lady’s experiences during a Union attack on her home and Lynchburg.”

Tags: au:southern, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc:Lynchburg VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1906, su:battlefield, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:southern, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:memory

Unionists in Rockbridge County: The Correspondence of James Dorman Davidson concerning the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1860, era:antebellum, era:Civil War, loc:Lexington VA, loc:Rockbridge County VA, loc:Shenandoah Valley, loc:Virginia, pd:1965, su:homefront, su:northern perspective, su:political, su:seccession, su:union, ts:correspondence

The Life Story of Franklin Wilson, As Told by Himself in His Journals

“Civil War times in Maryland.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:antebellum, era:Civil War, era:postwar, loc:Alexandria VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1897, su:homefront, su:political, su:religion, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:biography

The End of an Era

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:Civil War, loc:Petersburg VA, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1899, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:homefront, su:military, su:slavery, su:warfront, ts:memory

The Diary of Thomas Conolly, M.P.: Virginia, March April 1865 in Notes and Documents

Tags: au:male, era:1864, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Virginia, su:confederate, su:daily life, su:observer, su:political, su:travel, ts:diary

The Last March

“March-April, 1865. Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The return home for a soldier at the end of the War.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, au:southern, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Appomattox VA, loc:Virginia, su:battlefield, su:confederate, su:medical, su:military, su:southern, su:travel, su:warfront, ts:correspondence

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