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North Carolina women of the Confederacy
"Includes reminiscences and some wartime community associations' minutes."
The University of North Carolina
"1861-1865. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A personal reflection of events in Chapel Hill and at UNC during the war."
What Sherman did to Fayetteville, N.C.
"A local resident summarized the destruction wreaked upon a key city: 'a special object of hatred to Sherman’s army.'”
A Memorable Night
“Spring 1863. Near Florence, Alabama. A lady recalls how Yankee raiders “plundered through our double parlors” in Union General Wilson’s raid.”
One Woman in the Great War
“1864-1865. Petersburg, Virginia. A recollection of the last months of the war, just south of Richmond.”
Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1865, era:Civil War, he:Sherman's March to the Sea, he:Siege of Petersburg, loc:Petersburg VA, loc:Richmond VA, loc:South Carolina, loc:Virginia, pd:1915, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:medical, su:military, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory
War Recollections 3 of 3
“1862- 1865. Near Winchester, Virginia. Recollections of a lady, near ninety years old, of events near her home in the Shenandoah Valley.”
War Recollections 2 of 3
“1862- 1865. Near Winchester, Virginia. Recollections of a lady, near ninety years old, of events near her home in the Shenandoah Valley.”
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.”