personal narratives, confederate

Presents various articles about the causes and conduct of the Civil War from the Confederate viewpoint.

Describes the Civil War through primary sources written by the most prominent Confederate generals.

Examines life in the South during the Civil War through primary documents such as letters and reminiscences from soldiers, accounts of conditions behind the lines, and journal excerpts of refugees and family members on the homefront, and features comments from children and grandchildren on the stories told to them by older relatives.