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

War Recollections, Story of the Evacuation of Petersburg, by an Eye-Witness; A Sad and Solemn Sabbath

“April 1, 1865. Petersburg, Virginia. A personal account of the education of key city south of Richmond.”

Tags: au:southern, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Petersburg VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1894, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:education, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:correspondence

Occurrences at Lee's Surender

“April 1865. Appomattox Court House, Virginia. An eyewitness remembers many of the details of the historic surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Appomattox VA, loc:Baltimore MD, pd:1894, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:military, su:political, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:memory

Last Days of the Confederacy: Letters from Jefferson Davis During that Period

“1863-1865. General. A close associate of the Confederate president who was chaplain of the 49lh Miss. Regt. Proudly remembers his leader’s courage and determination.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1863, era:1864, era:Civil War, loc:Lauderdale Springs MS, loc:Mississippi, loc:Vicksburg MS, pd:1894, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:medical, su:political, su:war experience, su:warfront, ts:memory