“Semmes comments on a lengthy letter from Alexander H. Stephens, Crawfordsville, Georgia, November 5, 1864. July 1, 1858-September 18, 1862. James River plantation, near Richmond, Virginia.”
“Pearne born in 1820, became a Methodist minister, traveled on a mule from Michigan to Oregon, was in the Civil War, worked in the South, etc. A fascinating account.”
“1861-1865. Front Royal and the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. These memoirs by the author of Life of Turner Ashby, reflect his observations of life in a key valley town, including Federal assaults and occupations. To him, the May 1862 assault on Front…