Published in 1863, this is the diary and recollections of Irish newspaper reporter, William Russell's travels through the Northern and Southern during the Civil War.
A series of letters describing the American South during the Civil War, dated March 29 to June 20, 1861, written for the London Times by a special correspondent, the first three from Washington, the remainder from various southern points.
This collection, with five additional letters (three dated from Washington March 29 to April 9) has also been published with title: The civil war in America ... Boston, G.A. Fuller [1861].