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Recollections of the Civil War
“1861-1865. Central and western Missouri. A young teenager from the western border of Missouri recalls the war in that region and how the conflict totally engulfed him and his neighbors.”
Recollections of the Civil War
“As an 8-year-old, the author traveled with her mother to Corinth, MS, shortly after the 1862 battle there, to be near her ailing father.”
Recollections of the Evacuation of Richmond
“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A description of the full of the Confederate capital by a man “living on Church Hill in the city.”
Recollections of War as a Child, 1861-65
“1863-1864. Knoxville, Tennessee. A lady recalls the siege and occupation of her city.”
Reconstrcution in Tennessee
“October-December 1865. Tennessee. A former Confederate chaplain encounters Reconstruction his Presbyterian ministry.”
Recuperating in the Far South
“1863. Mobile and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A wounded soldier goes “home” to recuperate and enjoy emotional support “by my old friends.”
Refugees and Regueeing
“Unknown time. South Alabama. A memory of the many Confederate who fled the area of battles, hoping to escape “the pangs of war.”