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Reminiscences of Charles Seton Henry Hardee, Part 2
“Lengthy recollections by a proud Georgian, including descriptions of the war years—especially in Savannah.”
Reminiscences of Charles Seton Henry Hardee, Part 1
“Lengthy recollections by a proud Georgian, including descriptions of the war years—especially in Savannah.”
A Patriotic Confederate Woman's War Diary, 1862-1863
“1862-1863. From Perote, Alabama, Mrs. Crossley wrote on such topics as her slaves, conscription, and sewing for Confederate soldiers.”
Plantation Lessee Problems In 1864
“May 2, 1864. Lower Mississippi Valley. A professor at the University of Michigan was one of a group of investors attracted by the proposition of raising cotton on the occupied plantations along the Mississippi River, south of Vicksburg. This letter…
A Memoir of Robert M.T. Hunter
“Hunter served as Secretary of State, CSA during part of the war.”
A Southerner Views the South, 1865: Letters of Harvey M. Watterson
“June 7-July 8, 1865. North Carolina and Richmond, Virginia. This observer was sent to the defeated south to report to Andrew Johnson, a fellow Tennessean, and describe opinions in the region.”
My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience as a Nurse in the Union Army, and in Relief Work at Home, in Hospitals, Camps, and at the Front During the War of the Rebellion.
“Hospital scenes and work at the Sanitary Fairs captivated this war observer. Mrs. Livermore's activities were confined almost entirely to Chicago, Washington, and border towns. She made one trip down the Mississippi River and she gives some account…