Reminiscences of Peace and War
by Mrs. Roger Pryor
Available for download as a pdf document at:

http://books.google.com/books?
id=W4EhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3&dq=reminiscences+of+peace+and+war

Reminiscences of Peace and War is a woman's eye view of the Civil War as 
given by a Confederate general's wife.  Concentrating on the effect the war 
had on her family, it is notable for the social history of the war.  She relates, 
for example, a letter from a friend in Richmond in January 1863 who tells her 
that Victor Hugo's Les Miserables is then all the rage there, both among 
civilians and soldiers.  While this does not add much to the overall history of 
the war itself, it is to my way of thinking a fascinating glimpse of this very 
tumultuous time.

Carolyn Carpenter
thehouseoncarolinestreet.blogspot.com