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The Old South in Peace and War--Confiscation of Plantation
“1861-1863. Mississippi. A former resident of the Vicksburg area criticizes the high-handed manner in which Union Authority “acquired” Southern property.”
Trinity College in War Times
“December 1862. Nashville to Richmond. A contemporary letter describes a railroad trip from Tennessee to Virginia.”
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
“Wiley's introduction summarizes Davis' strengths and weaknesses.”
The University of Virginia: Memoirs of Her Student-Life and Professors
“Articles on Lee's Family, C. S. Venable (Lee's staff), Francis H. Smith & John W. Mallet, the ordnance expert.”
Two Months in the Confederate States: Including a Visit to New Orleans Under the Domination of General Butler
“This English merchant visited the Confederate States primarily to investigate the status of debts owed by Southerners to English and foreign merchants. Corsan took ship for New Orleans, where he spent a few days before making his way through the…
Tupelo
"A sequel to THE IRON FURNACE, narrating the experiences of a Union Presbyterian clergyman in northeast Mississippi during the secession period useful as an account of the intense feelings of the time; includes much information about the condition of…
The Autobiography of William John Grayson, Part 2
“1860-1865. South Carolina. This sometimes, rambling and often fiercely pro-Southern recollection was written in Newberry and Charleston, South Carolina, and described events in the state—while defending the South and its efforts.”