"Thinking you might like to know what was going on back home" in Calhoun County, Ala. during the Civil War- Describes the life and times of the common people in a Southern county from the firing on Fort Sumter to the surrender at the Appomattox Court House, and beyond; - Uses the local newspaper to take you back to the years 1861 - 1865; - Tells the untold story of the Southern women during the Civil War; - Reveals the plight of the African American as a slave and that of a freedman; - Shows the belief to which the "hand of Providence" was thought to play in the success of battles, outcome of the war, and destiny of our civilized country; - Illustrates the change in the South's social system from Antebellum to Reconstruction; - Shows the role in which the newspaper played in shaping the thoughts and conscientious of the Southern mind; - Identifies the historical sites and events which occurred in this area during a most turbulent period in our American history; - Gives accounts and reports of battles from local military commanders, soldiers, and war correspondents; - Serves as a directory of Who's Who in Calhoun County, Alabama during the Civil War; - Takes you on the emotional roller coaster ride of the Southern people from the ecstasy of Southern Independence to the utter ruin of their way of life; and - Provides an understanding as to "Why we (the Southern people) are what we are today."