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Conscripting Atlanta Theater in 1863“A former Confederate soldier describes his role in being assigned “to conscript the theater” for evaders of military duty in crowded Atlanta.”
Chattanooga's Most Beloved Citizen
From the 'Eastern Shore' of Virgina"1861. Eastern shore of Virginia. A native of the region east of Chesapeake Bay declares “This entire country... was intensely Southern in sentiment.”
Conductor J.L. Bell Retired
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…
Richmond, Virginia: The Evacuation of the City and the Days Preceding It“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia, and route of Confederate evacuees. An eyewitness account of the fall of Richmond and the flight southward”
The Capture of Lexington“1861. Lexington, Missouri. An eyewitness account of the action at a key Missouri River town early in the war.”
Experience in Richmond Hospitals“Spring 1864. Richmond, Virginia. A former soldier recalls the realities of hospital days.”
The Reign of Terror in Tennessee
The Cotton Letters“June 7, 1860-September 7, 1862. Powder Springs, Georgia, and Virginia. Correspondence of a Georgia family as the war began.”