Books are sold at the Midway Museum’s bookstore (same hours as the Museum). Because this is a unique selection, and many of the books are no longer easily findable on the market, prices and availability vary. To order books sent to you, call the Museum during business hours at 912-884-5837 or use our book list (here) to send an inquiry email to our staff.
‘Ware Sherman: A journal of Three Months’ Personal Experience in the Last Days of the Confederacy (by Joseph LeConte)
Edited by William Blair
Joseph LeConte, a Liberty County native and a slaveowner, was one of the foremost scientists of his day. This short journal details his exhausting and nerve-wracking effort to return to Liberty County in December 1864, during Sherman’s March to the Sea toward the end of the Civil War, to rescue his trapped family. Combining a keen descriptive eye and even humor, LeConte vividly shows the chaos of war as he attempts to hide from the Union soldiers and formulate a plan to spirit his family out of the County, while coming to terms with the changed relationship with his former slaves.
