A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (1866) by John Beauchamp Jones is an invaluable, day-by-day four-year chronicle (1861–1865) of the Civil War from the perspective of a senior War Department clerk in Richmond. Jones provides a detailed, inside view of Confederate political, military, and civilian life, highlighting bureaucratic chaos, rising, shortages, and declining morale. Jones was a devoted supporter of the Southern cause, yet his candid diary records the realities of the collapsing Confederacy, ultimately serving as a critical resource for understanding the war's impact on the home front and government.