Browse Items (50 total)
Reminiscences of the Confederacy, J.U. Payne, of New Orleans, LA -- His Devotion to, and Sacrifices for the Cause“Sketchy recollections of a business associate and acquaintance of Davis.”
The Lafourche District in 1862: Invasion
War-Time Sketches: Historical and Otherwise“A compilation of papers by the woman who served as historian of the "Stonewall Jackson Chapter" of New Orleans, U.D.C., 1909-11. Mrs. George H.…
War, Politics, and Reconstruction: Stormy Days in Louisiana“An autobiographical account by a key leader during the Reconstruction period in Louisiana.”
The Meat Diet at Port Hudson“Spring and Summer of 1863. Port Hudson, Mississippi. During the siege of the Mississippi River town, even mule meat—from the animal “with that big…
The Civil War through the Eyes of a Sixteen-Year-Old Black Officer: The Letters of Lieutenant John H. Crowder of the 1st Louisiana Native Guards
Tares Among the Wheat“1861-1865. Louisiana and Port Anderson, Mississippi? A group of war stories - sad and happy.”
The Battle of the Handkerchiefs“February 20, 1863. New Orleans, Louisiana. A woman remembers how she and others used their handkerchiefs to help Confederate prisoners.”
Two Months in the Confederate States: Including a Visit to New Orleans Under the Domination of General Butler“This English merchant visited the Confederate States primarily to investigate the status of debts owed by Southerners to English and foreign…
The White Castle of Louisiana“Before, during, and after War, on a Louisiana plantation.”