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A Woman Rice Planter
“NEW YORK SUN columns written by the bankrupt daughter of a former South Carolina governor reveal the struggles Southerners faced after the Civil War.”
Chronicles of Chicora Wood
“About one-third of this memoir by a member of a truly respected South Carolina family describes her difficulties and hardships during the war years.”
Reminiscences of Rousseau's Raid
“Fall of 1863. Talladega, Alabama. A young boy’s memory of a Union raid on his hometown and “the important part the women and boys and slaves played at home during the war.”
A Great Old-Time Schoolmaster
“1861-1865. Nashville, Tennessee. A fond remembrance of the Rev. C.D. Elliott, wartime "principal of the old Nashville Female Academy.”
From Gloom to Glory
“Late 1864. Middle Tennessee. A former Confederate chaplain offers a story about the joys of going from “rags and tatters” as Confederate paper is exchanged for “a 20-gold piece.”
A Little Girl in the War
“1861-1865. General. Memories of the conflict to “a little girl when the war began” include some very poignant and informative examples of the realities of those years.”
Nancy Harts' of the Confederacy
”1863. LaGrange, Georgia. Praise for young women of the South and their service—“they stood ever in readiness.”
The Good Samaritan at Franklin
“1864. Franklin, Tennessee. A former soldier describes the “devoted and unselfish service to the sick and wounded” by Mrs. John McGavock.”
Refugees and Regueeing
“Unknown time. South Alabama. A memory of the many Confederate who fled the area of battles, hoping to escape “the pangs of war.”