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Zulma: A Story of the Old South
“On the plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish before and during the Civil War, the faithfulness of a slave girl.”
Yazoo: or, On the Picket Line of Freedom in the South. A Personal Narrative
“Just after the end of the war in Mississippi, this work gives a clear view of the defeated South and the conditions on the home front in 1865.”
Women, or, Chronicles of the late war
“Women's work in the war laid around Winchester-Richmond.”
Woman's Wit Versus Federal Vigilance
“July 1864. McMinn County, Tennessee. A lady’s diary from the time reflects the carefully planned and implemented work of a “feminine quartet” to evade and out-wit Federal occupation officers.”
William Parker Cutler's Congressional Diary Of 1862-63
WILLIAM PARKER CUTLER'S CONGRESSIONAL DIARY OF 1862-63 Allan G. Bogue William Parker Cutler's career in the first United States Congress of the Civil War appears at first glance to have been less than noteworthy. Elected as a Republican to the House…
When Sherman Marched Through Georgia
“Fall of 1864. Cassville, Georgia. A young woman’s recollections of the awesome Yankee assault.”
When Richmond Was Evacuated
“April 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A South Carolina soldier describes the “deafening, roaring flames of the burning city,” as the confederate capital was abandoned to Yankee invaders.”
What Happened to Me
“The delicately emotional reminiscences of Mrs. George E. Pickett, with a brief portion on the ante-bellum years, much on the Civil War in VA as it seemed to a Confederate hero’s wife and then the sadness of defeat and reconstruction.”