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Documents Relating to El Destino and Chemonie Plantations, Middle Florida, 1828-1868. Part I
Vicksburg And After: Being the Experience of a Southern Merchant and Non-Combatant during the Sixties
Last Capital of the Confederacy at Danville“April 3-10, 1865. Danville, Virginia. A brief description of the last Confederate capital by an unnamed eyewitness.”
The Last Days of the Southern Confederacy: Scenes in Streets of Richmond-Fabulous Prices
Missouri History Not Found in Textbooks: Sale of Slaves at Columbia in 1864
Old Louisiana“A chronicle of two centuries of Louisiana plantation life told through remembrances, stories, diary excerpts, drawings, and lore.”
The Westover Journal of John A. Selden, Esqr“The personal journal of the owner of the great James River plantation, which clearly reflects the effects of the war on his personal life and…
A Remarkable Relic of the Confederacy“Semmes comments on a lengthy letter from Alexander H. Stephens, Crawfordsville, Georgia, November 5, 1864. July 1, 1858-September 18, 1862. James…
The City of Vicksburg (A Girl’s Journey to Vicksburg, Second Section)“1863. Vicksburg, Mississippi. The account of a young woman’s trip to the key river port, under Union escort.”
Cotton and Profits Across the Border: William Marsh Rice in Mexico, 1863-1865