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South after Gettysburg: Letters of Cornelia Hancock from the Army of the Potomac, 1863-1865
“Cornelia Hancock served in the Federal hospitals, and her book is largely concerned with details of hospital life. She makes very few comments on the country or the people of the Confederacy. She was certain that Virginia could not compare with her…
The Last Ninety Days of the War in North Carolina
“Preface: "was originally published in the New York Watchman."
Bravery of Southern Women
“October 1864. Fauquier County, Virginia. A veteran describes “another link in the chain of heroic acts to the credit of the glorious women of the South.”
I Acted From Principle: William Marcellus McPheeters, Confederate Surgeon
“1861-1865. Missouri. Long statements by a Missouri surgeon describe his activities during the conflict.”
Reminiscences of Official Life in Jefferson City, 1868-1875
“1865-1875. Jefferson City, Missouri. A recollection of life in the Missouri capital at the end of the war.”
Then and Now: Reminiscences and Historical Romance, 1856-1865
“This is a chronicle of the author's experiences, primarily in North Carolina and primarily in the last half of the 19th century, life in Piedmont, etc., with chapters on the Civil War, slavery, evolution, courtship, etc. It includes intimate, fresh…
The Burning of Columbia, S.C., A Review of Northern Assertions and Southern Facts.
“The Southern version of the destruction of the capital of South Carolina—often reprinted—by a distinguished eyewitness.”