(continued from previous post) In early November 1863, Benjamin Sims traveled to Vicksburg to try to plead his case to Union authorities in person, but was turned away. He was told that his brother, M.W. Sims, was already steaming north more »
On Aug. 1, 1863, Judge Lewis Dent returned to Union lines, escorted by Confederate 1st Lt. Jesse Sparks. He was being exchanged under an agreement between Confederate general Paul Octave Hebert and Union general U.S. Grant. In return, a “civilian” more »
In the second installment of my Archives Month series, I wanted to highlight Tulane University’s Special Collections – in particular, their Louisiana Research Collection, otherwise known as LaRC. I had only limited time to do research when I was there, more »