Browse Items · The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy

Extracts from War-Time Letters, 1861-1864

“November 12, 1861-June 16, 1865. Westport, Missouri. Six letters from a young woman to her mother which describes the severe effects of the war on the western border.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:Civil War, loc:Jackson County MO, loc:Kansas City MO, loc:Missouri, pd:1928, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:political, su:seccession, su:war experience, ts:correspondence

A CONFEDERATE VIEW OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY, 1861

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:Kentucky, loc:southern Kentucky, milt:Company B 14th Mississippi Regiment, milt:Mississippi Enterprise Guards, pd:1972, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:military, su:war experience, ts:correspondence

Some Reactions of Union Soldiers Stationed in the South during the Civil War

Tags: au:northern, era:Civil War, loc:Arkansas, loc:Brazos Santiago TX, loc:Fayetteville Ar, loc:Minneapolis MN, loc:Minnesota, loc:Texas, pd:1951, su:camp life, su:northern perspective, su:occupation, su:political, su:union, su:war experience

The Civil War Diary of Rufus J. Woolwine

“June 1, 1861-June 7, 1865. Primarily in June. The diary of a young soldier from Patrick County, Virginia, this material includes valuable descriptions of life in the author's home state and the South in defeat.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:Civil War, loc:Fort Donelson Ky, loc:Kentucky, loc:Virginia, milt:51st Regiment Virginia Infantry, milt:Company C 51st Regiment Virginia Infantry, pd:1963, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:military, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:diary