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The Evolution of a State, or Recollections of Old Texas Days
“J. Frank Dobie described this account as the "best of all books dealing with life in early Texas Bully reading." This reminiscence by a key Texas pioneer summarizes the decades from the early settlements by U.S. immigrants in Texas until he left the…
Echoes from the Battlefield; Or, Southern Life During the War
“Impersonal account of life for a Georgia family during the war, by an M.D. living near Atlanta.”
Confederate Hospitals at Petersburg, Va
“1862-1865. Petersburg, Virginia. A woman describes the tireless work by many individuals to help the Confederate wounded.”
Cullings from the Confederacy: A Collection of Southern Poems, Original and Others, Popular During the War Between the States, and Incidents and Facts Worth Recalling. 1862-1866: Including the Doggerel of the Camp, as well as a Tender Tribute to the Dead
“1862-1866. Discusses women's efforts and attitudes; prices and shortages-a wide variety of brief items.”
An Account of the Sufferings of Friends of North Carolina Yearly Meeting, in Support of Their Testimony Against War, From 1861 to 1865.
“1861-1865. A sad summary of the sufferings by these quiet people.”
Boyhood Days in Alabama
“1861-1865. Wilcox County, Alabama. A lad, only seven years old in 1861, recalls the realities of the war.”
My Greatest Childhood Sorrow
“Unknown time or place. A said recollection of the effects of the war on a young boy’s neighbor.”