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The Fall of Richmond

“April 2, 1865. Richmond, Virginia. A brief recollection of the capture of the Confederate capital.”

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Mrs. Tinsley's War Recollections, 1862-1865

“1862-1863. Near Richmond, Virginia. These memoirs, written in 1911 by a plantation wife describe life in the Peninsula-while Yankee troops were invading-and mention Union balloon observers.”

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Chivalrous Southerners

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Shoulder to Shoulder, Reminiscences of Confederate Camps and Fields, by "Personne," Part Seven

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Shoulder to Shoulder, Reminiscences of Confederate Camps and Fields, by "Personne," Part Six

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Shoulder to Shoulder, Reminiscences of Confederate Camps and Fields, by "Personne," Part Five

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Shoulder to Shoulder, Reminiscences of Confederate Camps and Fields, by "Personne," Part Four

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Shoulder to Shoulder, Reminiscences of Confederate Camps and Fields, by "Personne," Part Three

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Shoulder to Shoulder, Reminiscences of Confederate Camps and Fields, by "Personne," Part Two

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1861, era:Civil War, he:Fort Sumter, loc:Charleston SC, loc:South Carolina, pd:1869, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:military, su:warfront, ts:memory

Shoulder to Shoulder, Reminiscences of Confederate Camps and Fields, by "Personne," Part One

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:Civil War, loc:Charleston SC, loc:South Carolina, pd:1869, su:camp life, su:confederate, su:military, su:warfront, ts:memory

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