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The Colonel's Lady Some Letters of Ellen Wilkins Tompkins, July-December 1861
“July-December 1861. When her farm, "Gauley Mount" (Fayette County, Virginia), was occupied by Union forces, Mrs. Thompkins remained rather than moving east with her husband and the Confederate army. She included incidents of the occupation, the…
The Civil War Letters of Bethiah Pyatt McKown, Part 2
“December 9, 1860-June 12, 1865. From St. Louis, McKown expressed concern over two son's military service on opposing sides, relatives subjected to guerrilla activities, and her own dwindling resources after her husband died. She described conditions…
The Civil War Letters of Bethiah Pyatt McKown, Part 1
“December 9, 1860-June 12, 1865. From St. Louis, McKown expressed concern over two son's military service on opposing sides, relatives subjected to guerrilla activities, and her own dwindling resources after her husband died. She described conditions…
The Civil War Diary of Mrs. Henrietta Fitzhugh Barr (Barre), 1862-1863, Ravenswood, Virginia
“February 16, 1862-August 20, 1863. Everyday life in a town with divided loyalties.”
The Civil War Diary of Louisa Brown Pearl
"September 1, 1861-March 22, 1862. Nashville. The Pearl family, who had migrated to Nashville from the North in the mid-1850s, was split by sectional antagonisms. In 1861 Mr. Pearl took the daughters to Detroit. John, the son, joined the 1st…
The City of Vicksburg (A Girl’s Journey to Vicksburg, Second Section)
“1863. Vicksburg, Mississippi. The account of a young woman’s trip to the key river port, under Union escort.”
The City of Vicksburg
“Brief recollections of the river city during the war.”
The Charleston Fire of 1861 as Described in the Emma E. Holmes Diary
“December 11-12, 1861. Charleston, South Carolina. A young woman whose home was destroyed by a severe fire in the city described the conflagration in her diary.”
