Wright, Louise Wigfall. a Southern Girl in '61: the War-Time Memories

Wright, Louise Wigfall. a Southern Girl in '61: the War-Time Memories

Wright, Louise Wigfall. A Southern Girl in ’61: The War-time Memories. Gansevoort, N.Y.: Corner House Historical Publications, 2000. John C. Breckinridge, 27-29 Jefferson Davis, 29 Robert M. T. Hunter, 30 Louis Wigfall, 30-32 Zachariah Chandler, 32-33 Wigfall and secession, Andrew Johnson, 33-34 Charleston and Fort Sumter, Beauregard 34-46 Montgomery, morale, 49ff Varina Davis, Mary Chesnut, Jefferson Davis, 50 Fort Sumter, 50 Hatred for Davis in the North, 51-52 Northern resources and courage, northerners will fight, 53 Richmond, 54ff Jefferson Davis, 51 Bradley and Mrs. Johnson, Marylanders, underwear for troops, 56-57 Northern reaction to Sumter, 57-58 Babcocks, 59, 61 Mary Lincoln, 59 Republican newspapers, 61 Wild tales in the north, 61-62 Passing through the Federal lines to Richmond, 62-67 Beauregard, Manassas, 71-74 Winfield Scott, 73-74 Richmond economy, society, Cary sisters, 76 Captain Latané, 78-80 Joseph Johnston, 80 Seven Days, 81 Mary Chesnut, 83-84 Jefferson Davis and Wigfall, 87ff General Holmes, 88-89 Longstreet, 89-90 Joseph Johnston, 90 Prices, soap, 91 Prince Polignac, 92-93 Robert E. Lee and Texas soldiers, Hood, 94-95 Jeb Stuart, 95 Johnston, 96-97 Fredericksburg, 97-98, 103 Johnston, Chattanooga, Bragg, Davis, 98-100 Seddon, Bragg, Johnston, local defense, Oldham, 101-108 Richmond, food, 112 Items for a box, 113 Hood’s minstrels, Christmas, 116 Parties, clothing, 117 Hetty Cary, 119 Johnston, conscription, Bragg, Pemberton, Davis, 121-125 Death of Stonewall Jackson, 126-27 Richmond prices, 129 Chancellorsville, 129 Hood’s division, prisoners, women waving, 130-31 Ball, 136 Gettysburg campaign, 137ff Morale, length of war, Vicksburg, 141 Wade Hampton, morale, 142-43 Stuart and Gettysburg, 144-46 Jeb Stuart, 147-48 Longstreet, 148-49 Nurse, 151 Skirmishes along Rappahannock, 152-54 Johnston, close call for son Halsey, 155 Jefferson Davis, Joseph Johnston, 159-62 Vicksburg, 161-62 Woman worried about her son in the siege of Charleston, 163-64 Food prices, 165-66 Johnston, slave soldiers, 168-69 Hood, 173 Pendleton sermon, 173-74 Sham battle, Hardee, Hood, women, 174 Congress, ration bill, 174-75 Troop review, Johnston, 175 Food, short rations, 175-76 Charlottesville, 176-77 Women, patriotism, 177-78 Atlanta, Mrs. Johnston, 178-79 Hood, removal Johnston, 181-86 Atlanta campaign, 181ff Evacuation of Atlanta, 187-90 Refugee life, 193ff Women, party, 195-200 Fleeing Sherman’s army, 200ff Hood’s Tennessee campaign, 211ff Battle of Franklin, 212ff Quintard, communion service, 214 Morale late in the war, 221ff Alexander Stephens, Wigfall, morale, appeal to northern friends of constitutional liberty, 224-25 Lee, Wigfall, Texas Brigade, 226-27 Charlotte, refugees, 228-29 Sherman and Johnston, 229-30 Petition on reinstatement of Joseph Johnston, Stephens, Lee, R. M. T. Hunter, 235-40 Johnston and Lee, 240-41 End of the war, 242-46 .

View Full Text

Details

  • File Type
    pdf
  • Upload Time
    -
  • Content Languages
    English
  • Upload User
    Anonymous/Not logged-in
  • File Pages
    3 Page
  • File Size
    -

Download

Channel Download Status
Express Download Enable

Copyright

We respect the copyrights and intellectual property rights of all users. All uploaded documents are either original works of the uploader or authorized works of the rightful owners.

  • Not to be reproduced or distributed without explicit permission.
  • Not used for commercial purposes outside of approved use cases.
  • Not used to infringe on the rights of the original creators.
  • If you believe any content infringes your copyright, please contact us immediately.

Support

For help with questions, suggestions, or problems, please contact us