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From the 'Eastern Shore' of Virgina
"1861. Eastern shore of Virginia. A native of the region east of Chesapeake Bay declares “This entire country... was intensely Southern in sentiment.”
Eneas Africanus
“Mentioned travels in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana, in the years 1864 to 1872.”
Escape of Breckinridge and Benjamin
“April-May 1865. Richmond To Charleston. A friend of John C. Breckinridge summarizes an 1874 conversation about the secret trips out of the defeated South by two key Confederates.”
Experience of Missouri Women
“1864. Missouri. A Missouri Confederate recalls her daring and trying experiences to serve the CSA.”
Early Confederate War Days
“1861- 1862. A Presbyterian minister notes the first months of sectional conflict.”
End of Vicksburg Campaign
“1862- 1863. Mississippi and Mobile. A Confederate chaplain’s experiences near the frontlines of battle and a trip to Mobile.”
English Views of the Civil War: A Unique Excursion to Virginia, April 2-8, 1865
“April 2-8, 1865. An unauthorized trip through the Federal blockade up the James River by a party of Englishmen. Moseley, an accountant from London, described the ruins and the high price of goods at Petersburg and the devastation in Richmond, but he…