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Auguste Laugel Visits the Army of the Potomac
“January 1865. Northern Virginia. This curious French visitor describes the effect of the war in Virginia, a black military unit, and the camps. He noted the variety of social classes and the lack of deference to rank among the officers, in the…
John M. Daniel's Latch-Key: A Memoir of the Late Editor of the Richmond Examiner.
“First published in the ‘Native Virginian.’ A memoir of the late editor of Richmond Examiner.”
Autobiography and Sketches of my Travels by Sea and Land
“The author was a seaman and had a varied career spending much time on the coast of Texas. He served with the 12th Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers during the Civil War and the hardships he encountered are described in a no-nonsense way. In later…
A Private Chapter of the War.
“A gripping account of Bailey's adventures behind Confederate lines in Georgia in 1864.”
Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs
“Much on Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Slavery, etc; Recollections by Lincoln's Commissioner for Internal Revenue.”