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.