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War Memories of a Virginia Woman
“1861-1863. Northern Virginia. A lady recalls the hopeful beginnings of the war in the plantation are near the Chesapeake Bay and later her escape through Union lines to the Shenandoah Valley.”
How I took a Letter on a Yankee General
“No Date. Maryland to “Western Virginia.” A schoolgirl’s teasing of an “enemy” officer.”
A Sassy Little Rebel
“1861. Washington, D.C. CSA sympathies of a spunky girl in Parkersburg, WV.”
The Rebel Letter
“April 23, 1861. Prairie Farm, Tennessee. Volunteer state pride and Southern loyalty expressed in a young woman’s letter.”
What I Saw at Wilson's Creek
“June-August 1861. Southwest Missouri. A resident of Lincoln County, Missouri summarizes the events relating to the important battle in southwest Missouri.”