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War Recollections, Story of the Evacuation of Petersburg, by an Eye-Witness; A Sad and Solemn Sabbath
“April 1, 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. A personal account of the education of key city south of Richmond.”
The Old South in Peace and War--Confiscation of Plantation
“1861-1863. Mississippi. A former resident of the Vicksburg area criticizes the high-handed manner in which Union Authority “acquired” Southern property.”
Bill Arp, So Called: A Sideshow of the Southern Side of the War.
“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…
General David Hunter's Sack of Lexington, Virginia, June 10-14, 1864: An Account by Rose Page Pendleton
“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.”
Memories of War Times
“1863. East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. A wartime lad remembers the war in his once quiet and lovely area.”
The Last Ninety Days of the War in North Carolina
“Preface: "was originally published in the New York Watchman."