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A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance: The Journal of Martha Wayles Robertson, 1860-66“1860-1866. Robertson's diary often takes the form of a prayer, written as a spiritual exercise in self examination and communion with God. An early…
A Private Chapter of the War.“A gripping account of Bailey's adventures behind Confederate lines in Georgia in 1864.”
A Rebel Came Home: The Diary of Floride Clemson Tells of Her Wartime Adventures in Yankeeland, 1863-64, Her Trip Home to South Carolina“January 1, 1863-October 24, 1866. From her home in Bladensburg, MD, the young daughter of a pro Confederate family reported news of the Gettysburg…
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital“This is a significant work because Jones decided to keep a diary that would be detailed and informative for those who read it. He made it his…
A Record of Events in Norfolk County, Virginia, from April 19th, 1861, to May 10th, 1862, With a History of the Soldiers and Sailors of Norfolk County, Norfolk City, and Portsmouth, Who Served in the Confederate States Army or Navy“Contains the muster rolls of the Third Virginia Regiment, Virginia Riflemen, National Grays, Ninth Virginia Regiment, Old Dominion Guard, Virginia…
A Red-Headed Rebel“Unknown time or place. A cute wartime story.”
A Remarkable Relic of the Confederacy“Semmes comments on a lengthy letter from Alexander H. Stephens, Crawfordsville, Georgia, November 5, 1864. July 1, 1858-September 18, 1862. James…
A Reminiscence
A Reminiscence of Christmas of 1861“December 25, 1861. Northern Virginia. The first Yuletide day of the war at Stuart's Cavern.”
A Report on Civil War America: Sir James Fergusson's Five-Week Visit“September 17-October 23, 1861. Letter. Conservative member of the British Parliament. Traveled in both the North and South and visited the major…