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The Cradle of the Confederacy; or, The Times of Troup, Quitman, and Yancey. A Sketch of Southwestern Political History from the Formation of the Federal Government to A.D. 1861.“Montgomery attorney describes events of secession and first months of the war. Maintains that Northern leaders drove the SW states to secession.…
The Crittenden Memoirs.“Bushwhackers, the war in Missouri and Kansas.”
The Culture of the Old South“1861-1865. General. “One of the belles of the sixties” offers an essay on the attitudes and culture of Dixie.”
The Days of Sixty-Three
The Days that are No More: or, Plantation Life as it Was, Part 1
The Days That Are No More: or, Plantation Life As it Was, Part 2
The Destruction of Columbia, South Carolina“A German's account of the destruction of the South Carolina capitol.”
The Diary of a Public Man: An Intimate View of the National Administration, December 28, 1860, to March 15, 1861; and, A page of political correspondence, Stanton to Buchanan / Buchanan, James; 1791-1868“The author's account of the early secession movement, the seizing of Wingfield (the author's home), the cavalry raids, the arrival of the federal…
The Diary of Anna Hasell Thomas (July 1864 - May 1865)“December 26, 1864-May 31, 1865. Charleston, South Carolina, and Vicinity. The proud but defeated port city as observed by a native Carolinian who had…
THE DIARY OF DOLLY LUNT BURGE, Part I“1861-1865. Records the difficulty of managing a 200-acre cotton plantation in central Georgia, as prices increased, and the supply of goods and labor…