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97 resources for “United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives”

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My Cave Life in Vicksburg, with Letters of Trial and Travel

Loughborough, Mary Ann Webster, 1836-1887

My Cave Life in Vicksburg, with Letters of Trial and Travel — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, ConfederateLoughborough, Mary Ann Webster, 1836-1887Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 -- Personal narratives
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My Day: Reminiscences of a Long Life

Pryor, Sara Agnes Rice, 1830-1912

My Day: Reminiscences of a Long Life — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918
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My Service in the U.S. Colored Cavalry A Paper Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion, March 4, 1908

Browne, Frederick W., 1841-1917

My Service in the U.S. Colored Cavalry A Paper Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion, March 4, 1908 — English source edition. Subject: United...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental historiesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American
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Red-tape and pigeon-hole generals

Morford, Henry, 1823-1881; Armstrong, William Hepburn, 1824-1919; Frick, Jacob G. (Jacob Gellert), 1825-1902

Red-tape and pigeon-hole generals — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Army of the Potomac
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Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61

Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893

Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narr...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesSouth Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893
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Reminiscences of service with the Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers, and a memorial of Col. George H. Browne

Tillinghast, Pardon Elisha, 1836-1905

Reminiscences of service with the Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers, and a memorial of Col. George H. Browne — English source edition. Subject: United States...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States. Army. Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, 12th (1862-1863)Browne, George Huntington, 1818-1885
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The Battle of Atlanta and Other Campaigns, Addresses, Etc.

Dodge, Grenville Mellen, 1831-1916

The Battle of Atlanta and Other Campaigns, Addresses, Etc. — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- CampaignsUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesDodge, Grenville Mellen, 1831-1916
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The Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Schneck, B. S. (Benjamin Shroder), 1806-1874

The Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesChambersburg (Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage
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The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner

Wilkinson, J. (John), 1821-1891

The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- BlockadesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, ConfederateUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
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The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy

Kieffer, Henry Martyn, 1845-1930

The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental historiesPennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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The Southern Soldier Boy: A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy

Elliott, James Carson, 1845-1936

The Southern Soldier Boy: A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regim...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental historiesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, ConfederateConfederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 56th. Company F
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