Name/Title
True Tales of the South at War: How Soldiers Fought and Families Lived, 1861-1865Entry/Object ID
2012.010.166Description
An effort to preserve war memories, this book presents a "true picture" of Civil War days in the South.
Contents: The Changing Faces of War -- The Reminiscences of Berry Greenwood Benson -- War as It Came to Wives and Families at Home -- Colonel L.L.Polk’s Wartime Letters to His Wife -- War When Soldiers Were Not Fighting -- Diary of a Soldier’s Wife on Looking Glass Plantation -- Some Kindness Lightened Even Prisons -- Diary of a Refugee in Richmond -- Slaves Cheered and Helped Their Masters -- Confusion and Chaos at the Confederacy’s Capital -- A Prodigal Soldier’s Return -- Enduring Glory of Their Courage.
xiii, 208 p. ; 21 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2012.010.Source or Donor
Estate of Emily Ravenel FarrowAcquisition Method
BequestLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate, Confederate States of America--History--Sources.Book Details
Author
Poe, Clarence Hamilton, 1881-1964Publisher
University of North Carolina PressDate Published
1961Call No.
E605 .P64 1961Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Room
Museum Mgr's OfficeBuilding
ARHCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Edited by Clarence Poe.
Includes index.
"Confederate Descendants' edition"--Cover.
Mrs. Farrow notes her Confederate ancestor on bookplate, lining page.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 16, 2012Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2023