True Tales of the South at War: How Soldiers Fought and Families Lived, 1861-1865

Name/Title

True Tales of the South at War: How Soldiers Fought and Families Lived, 1861-1865

Entry/Object ID

2012.010.166

Description

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 Library

Acquisition

Accession

2012.010.

Source or Donor

Estate of Emily Ravenel Farrow

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate, Confederate States of America--History--Sources.

Book Details

Author

Poe, Clarence Hamilton, 1881-1964

Publisher

University of North Carolina Press

Place Published

Location

Chapel Hill, NC

Date Published

1961

Call No.

E605 .P64 1961

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Room

Museum Mgr's Office

Building

ARH

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General 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

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Create Date

August 16, 2012

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

April 5, 2023