“1861-1863. Mississippi. A former resident of the Vicksburg area criticizes the high-handed manner in which Union Authority “acquired” Southern property.”
“The Record office was torn down by a mob for publishing this book. Sub-title: ‘I'm a good Union man, so-called but I'll bet on Dixie as long as I've got a dollar.’ (Hodgkins sale-1906 by C.F. Libbie, notes: ‘very rare, only 200 copies ever printed…
“June 10-14, 1864. Lexington, Virginia. The daughter of Brigadier General William Nelson Pendleton related how the women and children faced uncertainty and terror five days after the Federals came to their proud town.”