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Greyhound Commander Greyhound Commander John G. Walker While a political refugee in London, former Confederate general John G. Walker wrote a history of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River. Walker's account, composed shortly after the war and unp… OL17051796W
The War the Women Lived The War the Women Lived Walter Sullivan In The War the Women Lived, Walter Sullivan presents an informal history of the American Civil War in the South as seen through the eyes of the 23 principals whose acutely perceptive reports he has c… OL29193W
The journals of Josiah Gorgas, 1857-1878 The journals of Josiah Gorgas, 1857-1878 Josiah Gorgas Josiah Gorgas was best known as the highly regarded Chief of Confederate Ordnance. Born in 1818, he attended West Point, served in the US Army, and later, after marrying Amelia Gayle, daughter of a f… OL3487861W
Rebel private, front and rear Rebel private, front and rear Fletcher, W. A. W. A. Fletcher, a soldier in the Fifth Texas Infantry, in the famous Texas Brigade of General John Bell Hood, wrote about his experiences of being a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. Written … OL3524123W
The Civil War reminiscences of Major Silas T. Grisamore, C.S.A The Civil War reminiscences of Major Silas T. Grisamore, C.S.A Silas Uncle Silas T. Grisamore was born in Indiana in 1825 and moved to Louisiana in 1846, settling first in Napoleonville and then in Thibodaux. He engaged in a variety of occupations but found most success as … OL4308839W
Reading the man Reading the man Elizabeth Brown Pryor For the 200th anniversary of Robert E. Lee's birth, a new portrait drawing on previously unpublished correspondenceRobert E. Lee's war correspondence is well known, and here and there personal letter… OL4968023W
Engineer in gray Engineer in gray James H. Tomb "James Hamilton Tomb devoted almost 12 years of his life to wartime naval service. A steam engineer by profession and a torpedo expert by circumstance, Tomb was in the forefront of naval weapons tech… OL5723124W
Southern service on land & sea Southern service on land & sea Watson, Robert "Many men distinguished themselves on either land or sea during the Civil War. Robert Watson's service to the Confederacy included stints in both the army and navy, and his story brings a vital new v… OL5953329W
"A rising star of promise" "A rising star of promise" David Jackson Logan xx, 255 p. : 24 cm OL6060399W
Campbell Brown's Civil War Campbell Brown's Civil War Campbell Brown "The Civil War writings of G. Campbell Brown - cousin, stepson, and staff officer of famed Confederate General Richard S. Ewell - have been long recognized by scholars as a trove of insight into the … OL6211415W
The children of Bladensfield The children of Bladensfield Evelyn D. Ward A moving memoir of the American Civil War. With an essay by Peter Matthiessen.-Amazon. OL6676241W
From the pen of a she-rebel From the pen of a she-rebel Emilie Riley McKinley "Shortly after she began her diary, Emilie Riley McKinley penned an entry to record the day she believed to be the saddest of her life. The date was July 4, 1863, and federal troops had captured the … OL7795771W