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The Civil War Diary of Louisa Brown Pearl"September 1, 1861-March 22, 1862. Nashville. The Pearl family, who had migrated to Nashville from the North in the mid-1850s, was split by…
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…
Extracts from the Schirmer Diary, 1861, Part 3
Extracts from the Schirmer Diary, 1861, Part 4
Extracts from the Schirmer Diary, 1861, Part 5
Extracts from the Schirmer Diary, 1861, Part 6
Extracts from the Schirmer Diary, 1860, part 1
Extracts from the Schirmer Diary, 1860, Part 2
Bread Upon the Waters“1863 or 1864. “Valley of Virginia.” Description of wartime meal at the home of paroled Confederate officer for Union invaders.”
Letter from a Citizen of the Southern Confederacy“Written from Berkeley County, Virginia, May 12, 1861, to brother in Iowa, this letter reflects intense southern feelings in a divided family.”