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Letter from a Citizen of the Southern Confederacy
“Written from Berkeley County, Virginia, May 12, 1861, to brother in Iowa, this letter reflects intense southern feelings in a divided family.”
When Missouri Went into the War
“1861. Missouri. A former lawyer in Boonville, Missouri, remembers the beginning of wartime struggles in his state.”
The Women of the South in War Times
"Some wartime reminiscences by Southern women and the diary of Judith B. McGuire"
The University of Virginia, October, 1860, to April, 1861
“October 1860-April 1861. Charlottesville, Virginia. A freshman at “The University” during the secession winter describes the events on ‘The Grounds.”
Surrender of Johnston's Army
“April of 1865. Near Durham, North Carolina. An eyewitness account of the surrender of Joseph E. Johnston’s valiant troops.”
Religion and Reconstruction
“1865. Kentucky and Nashville. A former Confederate chaplain comments upon the first months of Union dominance in the defeated South.”
Reconstrcution in Tennessee
“October-December 1865. Tennessee. A former Confederate chaplain encounters Reconstruction his Presbyterian ministry.”
Memories of a Long life in Virginia
“Much on CSA, knew Lee and Jackson.”
In Winter Quarters of Dalton, Ga
“1863. North Georgia. The strain of winter without adequate supplies and religion in the ranks.”