Travel journal, Virginia Henry Mears, 1861

Kept while she and her husband were on a trip from Philadelphia to New Orleans in February and March 1861, just before the outbreak of the Civil War. They visited several cities on the Mississippi River, including Cairo, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; Vicksburg and Natchez, Mississippi; and Baton Rou...

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Main Author: Mears, Emma Virginia Henry, 1832-1862
Format: Electronic
Published: University of Alabama Libraries
Online Access:http://purl.lib.ua.edu/184358
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Summary:Kept while she and her husband were on a trip from Philadelphia to New Orleans in February and March 1861, just before the outbreak of the Civil War. They visited several cities on the Mississippi River, including Cairo, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; Vicksburg and Natchez, Mississippi; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.