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A Virginian's Diary in Civil War Days“August 17 to December 31, 1862. Kinloch Plantation Fauquier County, Virginia. This article is almost entirely composed of entries from the diary of a…
What Sherman did to Fayetteville, N.C."A local resident summarized the destruction wreaked upon a key city: 'a special object of hatred to Sherman’s army.'”
The Rebel Letter“April 23, 1861. Prairie Farm, Tennessee. Volunteer state pride and Southern loyalty expressed in a young woman’s letter.”
Sketches of old Warrenton, North Carolina: Traditions and Reminiscences of the Town and People Who Made It“Contains a history of the town but focuses mainly on the homes of old Warrenton. Includes a section on the professional men, notable visitors, and…
Personal Recollections of Distinguished Missourians: Uriel Wright“Personal recollection of lawyer and congressman from St. Louis”
Macon in the War Between the States“1861-1865. Macon, Georgia. A review of the war’s effect upon the key city in central Georgia.”
From the 'Eastern Shore' of Virgina"1861. Eastern shore of Virginia. A native of the region east of Chesapeake Bay declares “This entire country... was intensely Southern in sentiment.”
BURNING OF COLUMBIA
Airy Mount -- In Sherman's Track“November 1894-January 1865. Near Oxford, Georgia. A recollection of the sad realities of Sherman’s march through the area of a proud plantation…
Macon, in the War Between the States