1 Harrison, Constance Cary. Refugitta of Richmond: the Wartime
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Harrison, Constance Cary. Refugitta of Richmond: The Wartime Recollections, Grave and Gay, of Constance Cary Harrison. Edited by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes Jr. and S. Kittrell Rushing. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2011. Family background, marriages, education, visits to Washington, Alexandria, Arlington, Mount Vernon, 5-29 Lincoln inauguration, 30 Sent to Clarke County, Virginia, 31 Burying silver in the cellar, 31 House eventually burned down, 31 Refugees, 32 Food for soldiers, 33 Longstreet, 33 Beauregard, 33 Wounded soldier from Bull Run, alcohol, 33-34 Strange woman with a brothers in the army, 34 Helping the wounded from Manassas at Bristoe, 35-36 Her brother’s experience at First Manassas, 36-37 Rose Greenhow, 37-38 Cary sisters and Maryland, My Maryland, flag, Beuregard, Earl Van Dorn, 39-43 Dillon, scout, 43-44 John Pelham, 44-45 Sent to Richmond to live with aunt and uncle, Cary sisters, 47 Fancy dress party, 47-48 Inauguration of Jefferson Davis, 48 Burton Harrison, Jefferson Davis, 48 Jefferson Davis under fire along the Chickahominy, 50-51 Martial law in Richmond, 51 Trent affair, Mason and Slidell, 52-53 Washington artillery, flag, 54 Wedding, news of fall of New Orleans, navy, 55-56 Seven Pines, wounded arrived in Richmond, funerals, 56-58 Sent Botetourt Springs before the Seven Days battles, 59 Death Turner Ashby, 59-60 Trip to Natural Bridge, 60 Seven Days, 61 Antietam, Rockbridge artillery, 61-64 Robert E. Lee, 62 Quality of Confederate soldiers, 63 Little deprivation in Richmond in summer of 1862, 64 Ladies’ gunboat, 65 Fredericksburg, death of Randolph Fairfax, 65-66 Taking estate papers to Washington, 66ff Fitzhugh Lee, journey north, welcoming family at Jeffersontown, Warrenton, Alexandria, Washington, oath declined, muddy roads home, 67-77 New clothes, 79 1 Brother in the navy, 79 Food, 79-80 Scarcity of letter paper, 80 Writing stories for various papers, poetry, John Mitchel, John R. Thompson, Carlyle, 80-85 Robert E. Lee, 86 Jefferson and Varina Davis, 86 Mrs. Semmes, Mary Chesnut, charades, 87 Heros von Borcke, 87-88 Prince Camille de Polognac, 89 Lord Edward St. Maur, 89 Garnet Wolseley, 89 Francis Lawley, 89 Frank Vizitelly, 89 Fremantle, 90 Marauding blacks, 90-91 Food shortages, substitutes, 91 Straw hats, 91 Shoes, 91 Richmond bread riot, 93 Stoneman cavalry raid, 93 Stonewall Jackson death, 94-96 Slaves, religious, worship, 97-98 Evening dress, 99 Reception at Dr. Stannard’s, 100 Mary Chesnut, James Chesnut, 100-1 Starvation Club, Richmond social life, 101-3 Women in Robert E. Lee’s household, 103-4 Lydia Johnston, 104 Archibald Campbell family, 104 John S. Preston family, 104 Samuel Cooper family, 104-5 Important people in Richmond society, 105-6 Leading houses and attractive women, 106-9 Mrs. Robert Stannard, 107-8 Preston Hampton, 109-110 Randolph Tucker family, 110-11 Christmas, food, 113-15 Poem, General Hood, 117 Theatrical program, Jefferson Davis, Virginia Clay, The Rivals, 117-20 Jeb Stuart, 118-19 Men met at parties, 121-23 Jefferson Davis family, death of son, 123 Overland campaign, 123 Battle of the Wilderness, nursing, Camp Winder, 123-26 Burton Harrison, 126-27 Brother in navy, Butler, Drewry’s Bluff, 127-28 2 Food shortages, war’s last year, 128-29 Jefferson Davis, supporters and opponents, Joseph Johnston, 143 Brother in the navy, British, cruise of the Chickamauga, blockade, Fort Fisher, 143-49 Marriage of Hetty Cary and John Pegram, Pegram’s death, 149-50 Petersburg, 150 John Pegram, Willie Pegram, Hetty Cary, 151-52 Petersburg breakthrough, fall of Richmond, Jefferson Davis, hidden papers, 153-57 Military occupation, Reverend Minnegerode, slaves, Lee surrender, 157-62 Jefferson Davis journey and capture, Burton Harrison, John C. Breckinridge, Mallory, Judah Benjamin, prisoners, Fort Delaware, 162-72 Postwar reconstruction, 173ff Dudley Mann to Jefferson Davis, Brussels, French opinion, 180-81 3 .