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Plantation Life Before the War
“1861-1865. Hinds County, Mississippi. A general memory of the style and grace of the South.”
Plantation Life in the Sixties
“1861-1865. Western North Carolina. A young wife shares her memories of the war years in “the valley of the Tucakaseega River.” In Jackson County, North Carolina.”
Old Plantation days: Being Recollections of Southern Life Before the Civil War
“Actually misleading, for it contains much on the war, Sherman's March through Georgia and South Carolina, also includes beginning of conflict at Charleston.”
On the Plantation: A Story of a Georgia Boy's Adventures During the War
“First published in 1892, ON THE PLANTATION is the most autobiographical of Harris's works and includes extensive examples of his renderings of the African American Geechee dialect.”
Old Times in Dixie Land: A Southern Matron’s Memories
“Life in old South, before, during, and after the Civil War in Louisiana, includes diary and family conversations.”
Notice to President Davis of His Election
“February 1861. Vicksburg, Mississippi. A former telegrapher remembers the notification to Jefferson Davis of his election as President.”