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The American Civil War; Contemporary Letters From Lt. Col. G.J. Wolseley, Part 1
“Titles vary. Written during 1862 when Wolseley was sent to Canada on the Trent Affair (Confederates removed from a British steamer).”
The American Civil War; Contemporary Letters From Lt. Col. G.J. Wolseley, Part 2
“Titles vary. Written during 1862 when Wolseley was sent to Canada on the Trent Affair (Confederates removed from a British steamer).”
Southland Stories
“Background of war stories.”
South after Gettysburg: Letters of Cornelia Hancock from the Army of the Potomac, 1863-1865
“Cornelia Hancock served in the Federal hospitals, and her book is largely concerned with details of hospital life. She makes very few comments on the country or the people of the Confederacy. She was certain that Virginia could not compare with her…
The Last Four Days of the War
“Each sides’ view as told in their newspaper accounts.”
The Evacuation of Richmond: Personal Recollections of Mrs. Amella Gorgas as Recorded in Her Diary
“April 2, 1865. Richmond, Virginia. Fall of the Confederate capital, as described in the diary of the CSA Ordnance Officer.”
The Hidden Way to Dixie
"1863. Washington, D.C. to Richmond, Virginia. A New York businessman’s account of his trip to CSA."
The Diary of James T. Ayers: Civil War Recruiter
“December 28, 1863 - May 24, 1865. The volume includes the observations of an ‘aging’ Methodist minister from Illinois who came South to recruit "patch of darkies" for the Union Army, beginning at Stevenson, Alabama. Later, he enlisted as a soldier…
