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Some Letters of the Barnard Elliott Habersham Family 1858-1868
“January 20, 1858 - April 27, 1868. South Carolina and Virginia. Some wartime letters of the family of an Episcopal rector in Sumter County, South Carolina.”
The Evacuation of Richmond
“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. An account of the evacuation of Richmond and the entrance of Federal troops, into the Confederate capital. The author, who lived at the corner of Twelfth and Broad, recalled these trying times for her children.”
The Journal of Eldress Nancy, Kept at the South Union, Kentucky, Shaker Colony, August 15, 1861-September 4, 1864
“Shaker colony of South Union, KY; civilian account of war kept by Eldress Nancy Moore.”
“August 15, 1861-September 4, 1864. Recorded that men loyal to the Union were fleeing Kentucky to avoid conscription into Confederate service. When…
“August 15, 1861-September 4, 1864. Recorded that men loyal to the Union were fleeing Kentucky to avoid conscription into Confederate service. When…
The Fall of Richmond
“April 2, 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A brief recollection of the capture of the Confederate capital.”
The Good Samaritan at Franklin
“1864. Franklin, Tennessee. A former soldier describes the “devoted and unselfish service to the sick and wounded” by Mrs. John McGavock.”
The McDonalds; or, The Ashes of Southern Homes. A Tale of Sherman's March
“May be fiction, reviewed in THE LAND WE LOVE, III (1867), 270-272.”