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Surrender and Homeward Bound
“1865. Mobile to New Orleans to Louisville. A former CSA soldier recalls the last weeks of the war and his return home to Kentucky.”
Nothing to Eat But Raw Bacon: Letters from a War Correspondent, 1862
“April 6-7, 1862. Provides information about Shiloh battle tactics, the courage of western men on both sides, the capture of well-provisioned Union camps, the destruction, and the civilians who fled Corinth.”
The Diary of James T. Ayers: Civil War Recruiter
“December 28, 1863 - May 24, 1865. The volume includes the observations of an ‘aging’ Methodist minister from Illinois who came South to recruit "patch of darkies" for the Union Army, beginning at Stevenson, Alabama. Later, he enlisted as a soldier…
A Checkered Life
“The author's recollections of his early days in Montgomery County and elsewhere in Kentucky with notices of his Civil War experiences and the activities of the 24th Kentucky (Union) Regiment based on a diary. Also included is a collection of the…
The Evacuation of Richmond, April 3, 1865 and the Disastrous Conflagration Incident Theory
“April 3, 1865. Richmond, Virginia. More testimony relating to the evacuation of Richmond by an eyewitness.”
