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A Boy and His Flag
“1861. Virginia. A young man in 1861 recalls his first Confederate flag and later coming back to Virginia from Baltimore and meeting confederate leaders north of Richmond.”
A Confederate Nurse: The Diary of Ada W. Bacot
“Ada W. Bacot's diary of her experiences as a nurse in the South Carolina hospital for Confederate soldiers in Charlottesville, Virginia provides a rare record of Confederate hospital life as perceived by a lady volunteer. Bacot, a young widow, did…
A Confederate Woman's Kind Act Finely Told. Letter From a Soldier Boy to His Mother- Sympathetic Richmond Woman Shows Herself True Samaritan--Her Exquisite Sympathy and Hospitality to Two Confederates
“August 10, 1861. Richmond, Virginia A. Letter describes a Virginia lady’s kindness to two Confederate soldiers.”
A Letter From the Archbishop of New Orleans, 1862
“February 28, 1862. Mentioned the effect of the war on religious activities. Church attendance was increasing; volunteer women's groups were being entrusted with field and military hospitals; the Union blockade was causing Odin problems as he…
A Love-Sick Volunteer
“Summer of 1861. Place not stated. A story of romance early in the war.”