American Civil War: Letters and Diaries American Civil War: Letters and Diaries Access information. Access on and off campus. Description. Perhaps the most exciting descriptions of events during the Civil War are to be found in first person accounts. Detailed firsthand descriptions of historical characters, glimpses of daily life in the army, anecdotes about key events and personages, and tales of sufferings at home, written for private consumption, provide an immediacy and a richness that are unmatched in public sources. This article was published on 2024-08-21
