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Personne Goes to Georgia: Five Civil War Letters
“March 1-18, 1862. "Personne," a correspondent for the Charleston DAILY COURIER, wrote that Savannans felt that their fortifications were strong enough to repel an anticipated Union attack and that normal social life had resumed. He praised…
Personal Experiences with Robert Toombs
“Winter 1865. Georgia. A recollection of a key Georgia leader n the last months of the war.”
Refugeing in War Time
“Fall 1864-Spring 1865. North Georgia. An eight-year-old girl’s experiences as she and her family tried to flee from the Union Army and then came home to Dekalb County “to find ruin.”
Reminiscences of the Civil War By J. W. Frederick
“1861-1865. Ten years old when the war began, this observer recalls the patriotic zeal that prompted the principal of his school, the Marshallville Academy (Georgia), to raise a company, recruit most of the older boys, and march off to Virginia.…
Reminiscences of Charles Seton Henry Hardee, Part 2
“Lengthy recollections by a proud Georgian, including descriptions of the war years—especially in Savannah.”