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Sketches of My Life in the South
“Account of the capture of Fort Sumter by the Union forces. Worked for CSA inside the fort, when taken. A slave in the Singleton family of South Carolina.”
Seventy Years of an Active Life
“Printed for private circulation. Sterne was an Englishman who first came to Texas in 1852. He helped survey the first proposed rail line in Texas and had many adventures with Ben McCulloch in 1856- 1857. During the Civil War, he served as a Union…
Sack and Destruction of the City of Columbia, S.C.: To Which is Added a List of the Property Destroyed
“5,000 copies issued. Originally published in the Columbia Daily Phoenix. A special edition was printed on bank-note paper, interleaved, very rare. An account of the capture of the South Carolina capital by great Southern author.”
Selma and Dallas County, Alabama During the Civil War
“1861-1865. Selma, Alabama. An old Confederate reviews the war years in a key city on the Alabama River.”
Sherman's Trail Through South Carolina
“May 1865. South Carolina. The trail of destruction across South Carolina described by an ex-Confederate soldier, immediately after the end of combat.”