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Testimony of Margaret Ketcham Ward on Civil War Times in Georgia, Part I

“The statements made by a Birmingham hotel owner's wife before a U.S. Senate Committee in 1883 about the war years in Georgia—including very keen…

The Battle of Rio, Virginia

“April 1864. Rio, Virginia. A young woman’s memory of combat near her home on the Rivanna River.”

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…

And a Little Child Shall Lead Them

“1863. Near Chattanooga, Tennessee. A Union veteran tells a poignant tale about a ‘little child toddling toward our lines’ and both armies forgetting…

A Girl of the Sixties

“1861-1862. Kentucky. From her memory as “a resentful girl of thirteen years,” a recollection of Union occupation early in the war.”