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The Last Days of the Confederate Treasury and What Became of its Specie
“April 2 - May 4, 1865. Richmond and Danville, Virginia, and Washington, Georgia. The last CSA Treasurer describes, in recollections written in 1882, the effort to take Confederate southward in April 1865.”
The Evacuation of Richmond, April 3, 1865 and the Disastrous Conflagration Incident Theory
“April 3, 1865. Richmond, Virginia. More testimony relating to the evacuation of Richmond by an eyewitness.”
The Culture of the Old South
“1861-1865. General. “One of the belles of the sixties” offers an essay on the attitudes and culture of Dixie.”
The Civil War Diary of Rufus J. Woolwine
“June 1, 1861-June 7, 1865. Primarily in June. The diary of a young soldier from Patrick County, Virginia, this material includes valuable descriptions of life in the author's home state and the South in defeat.”
The Cotton Letters
“June 7, 1860-September 7, 1862. Powder Springs, Georgia, and Virginia. Correspondence of a Georgia family as the war began.”
THE CONFEDERATE NAVAL CADETS AND THE CONFEDERATE TREASURE: THE DIARY OF MIDSHIPMAN ROBERT H. FLEMING
Tender Memories of V.M.I. Cadets
“May 1864. Newmarket, Virginia. A lady describes the efforts she and her neighbors gave to assist young V.M.I. cadets in battle.”