Browse Items · The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy

Boyhood Days in Alabama

“1861-1865. Wilcox County, Alabama. A lad, only seven years old in 1861, recalls the realities of the war.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Alabama, loc:Camden Al, loc:Canton Bend Al, loc:Wilcox County Al, pd:1923, su:child boy, su:childhood, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

“A tale of War Between the States.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:antebellum, era:Civil War, pd:1905, su:confederate, su:homefront, su:military, su:political, su:slavery, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:narrative

“1863 or 1864. “Valley of Virginia.” Description of wartime meal at the home of paroled Confederate officer for Union invaders.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1863, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc:Berryville VA, loc:Clarke County VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1931, su:childhood, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

“New Orleans during the war, occupation, and atrocities.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Louisiana, loc:New Orleans LA, pd:1867, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:enslaved, su:female experience, su:Freedmen, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:narrative

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1865, era:Civil War, he:Sherman's March to the Sea, loc:Columbia GA, pd:1924, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:military, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:correspondence, ts:memory

“1861-1865. Beersheba Springs, Tennessee. Recollections of the war’s impact on a beautiful mountain retreat.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Beersheba Springs Tn, loc:Tennessee, pd:1901, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:homefront, su:local history, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1863, era:Civil War, he:Blockade of Wilmington, loc:North Carolina, loc:Wilmington NC, pd:1895, su:blockade, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:homefront, su:military, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

Tags: au:male, au:northern, au:southern, era:1859, era:antebellum, loc:Backwoods MO, loc:Jefferson City MO, loc:Missouri, loc:St. Louis MO, loc:Warren County MO, pd:1949, su:civilian, su:education, su:homefront, su:northern perspective, su:political

Tags: au:male, au:northern, au:southern, era:1859, era:antebellum, loc:Backwoods MO, loc:Jefferson City MO, loc:Missouri, loc:St. Louis MO, loc:Warren County MO, pd:1949, su:civilian, su:education, su:homefront, su:political

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:Civil War, he:Battle of Vicksburg, loc:Mississippi, loc:Vicksburg MS, pd:1918, su:camp life, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory