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Memories of a Hospital Matron, Part 1

“1861-1865. Richmond, Virginia. These recollections by a member of a proud Virginia family concentrate on her experiences as a volunteer in Richmond and travels elsewhere to gather support for the war effort.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:female, era:Civil War, loc:Fairfax County Va, pd:1902, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:medical, su:southern, su:spy, su:travel, su:war experience, ts:memory

A Visit to South Carolina in 1860

“April 1860. South Carolina. This observer recalled the key personalities and places in Charleston and Columbia in the year before the war began.”

Tags: au:male, au:northern, era:antebellum, loc:South Carolina, pd:1884, su:civilian, su:homefront, su:northern perspective, su:political, su:travel, ts:memory

Papers of Willie Person Mangum

“Whig senator.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:antebellum, loc:North Carolina, loc:Washington D.C., pd:1950, su:political, ts:correspondence, ts:memory, ts:offical documents

Unpublished Chapters of History. Last Days of the Confederate Government. From Papers Left by Stephen R. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy in the Confederate Cabinet

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:Civil War, loc:Fort Lafayette NY, loc:New York, loc:Richmond VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1900, su:confederate, su:military, su:political, su:war experience, ts:memory

To Tuscaloosa and Beyond: A Union Cavalry Raider in Alabama, March-April 1865

Tags: au:male, au:northern, au:union, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Alabama, loc:Georgia, pd:1982, su:battlefield, su:camp life, su:northern perspective, su:union, su:warfront, ts:memory

Civil War Reminiscences

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Cass County MO, loc:General Orders No. 11, loc:Kansas City MO, loc:Missouri, pd:1907, su:child boy, su:childhood, su:daily life, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:war experience

Memoirs

Tags: au:male, au:northern, era:antebellum, era:Civil War, pd:1893, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:homefront, su:northern perspective, su:political, su:slavery, su:travel, su:war experience, ts:autobiography

The Journal of Julia LeGrand

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1864, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Louisiana, loc:New Orleans LA, pd:1912, su:daily life, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:diary

War Time in Alexandria, Virginia

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Alexandria VA, loc:Virginia, su:daily life, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:memory

An Abstract From the Journal of Mrs. Hugh H. Lee of Winchester, VA, May 23-31, 1862

“May 23-31, 1862. First Winchester. A chronicle of "Stonewall" Jackson's capture of Winchester and his evacuation of the town, once again leaving it vulnerable to Union forces, observations of soldiers. North and South, in her town.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1862, era:Civil War, loc:Baltimore MD, loc:Frederick County VA, loc:Maryland, loc:Virginia, loc:Winchester VA, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:southern, su:war experience, ts:diary

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