Harrison, Constance Cary. Refugitta of Richmond: The Wartime Recollections, Grave and Gay, of . 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, , 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, , 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 , 48 , 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 , 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

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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 , 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 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 , 123 , nursing, Camp Winder, 123-26 Burton Harrison, 126-27 Brother in navy, Butler, Drewry’s Bluff, 127-28

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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 and , 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

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