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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…
Whitaker’s Reminiscences, Incidents and Anecdotes; Recollections of Other Days and years, or, What I Saw and heard, and Thought of People Whom I Knew, and What They Did and Said
“Wake County journalist candidly recalls events in North Carolina.”
When the Civil War Invaded Livingston County
“1861-1865. Livingston County, Missouri. A brief recollection of the war in north-central Missouri.”
When South Carolina Seceded
“November 8, 1860-July 14, 1863. A lady offers her recollections of Columbia, South Carolina during secession time—as reflected in her teenage journal.”
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.”
When Missouri Went into the War
“1861. Missouri. A former lawyer in Boonville, Missouri, remembers the beginning of wartime struggles in his state.”
What the Yankees Did to Us
“1861-1865. Liberty County and Andersonville. Georgia. A wartime lad remembers the beginning of the war on the plantation near Savannah, the coming of Sherman’s invaders, the family's flight to the west, and finally, their “return to our abandoned…