Confederate Scrap Book (1893 Not A Reprint)
CONFEDERATE SCRAP BOOK published in 1893 is offered from a private family library. The primary source for this book was a scrap-book kept by a young girl during and immediately after the war. It was published for the benefit of the Memorial Bazaar held in Richmond. Lizzie Cary Daniel was a young girl in Richmond, Virginia, during the war. Anecdotes & Personal Letters: First-hand accounts of camp life and domestic struggles in the South.
Poetry & Songs: Popular Confederate wartime lyrics, including "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and "The Rebel Yell, " often with sheet music included in the back. Official Documents: General orders from Robert E. Lee and dispatches from the front lines.
Newspaper Clippings: Articles from the Southern Literary Messenger and the Richmond Whig, reflecting the "real-time" emotions of the era.