tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37006595.post6587924494705575493..comments2024-03-27T19:17:57.221-04:00Comments on Looking for the Confederate War: Meeting General LeeMichael C. Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023085357547254423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37006595.post-40679451583726021692018-04-20T09:24:27.600-04:002018-04-20T09:24:27.600-04:00Thanks Robin! I'm a huge believer in scouring ...Thanks Robin! I'm a huge believer in scouring newspapers. Google books, archive.org, the Making of American, Documenting the American South, and HeritageQuest are also great resources. Michael C. Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023085357547254423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37006595.post-14811973170868823992018-04-20T08:48:36.869-04:002018-04-20T08:48:36.869-04:00One of the best ways that I've found to gather...One of the best ways that I've found to gather first-hand accounts of the war is to scour newspaper articles about the Confederate Veterans reunions in the 1880s, 1890s, and early 1900s. At that time newspapers loved running stories about individual battles. Sometimes veterans would recall their memories in vivid details there. It would be wonderful if more diaries and journals existed. But, sadly that would have been nearly impossible for most soldiers. - Robin S. LattimoreAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962092805758504340noreply@blogger.com