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A classic account of life in the turbulent South during the days of the American Civil War, Sarah Morgan: The Civil War Diary of a Southern Woman comprises of the diary entries of Sarah Morgan, a 20-year-old young woman who lived in Baton Rouge. Summary Of The Book Sarah Morgan began writing her diaries in January 1862; a full nine months after the start of the American Civil War. As the war raged around her, Sarah Morgan’s life underwent a series of traumatic upheavals. The scars of the war that she bore were both physical and emotional. As the guns boomed around her and lives were lost, a confused and traumatised Sarah found refuge in her diaries. In the process, she managed to paint a vivid, accurate, and touching portrayal of life in the war-torn South. The diaries bring to the fore the chaos that was wrought in the lives of thousands of families living in the Confederate States. Although, Sarah Morgan: The Civil War Diary of a Southern Woman is not just an evocative portrayal of life in the Confederate States after the Union States took over. Rather, the book also brings to the fore one of the most appealing heroines in American literature. As readers turn the pages, Sarah Morgan emerges as a feisty and highly intelligent person who asks some pertinent questions about her society, and about the rationale behind a war that destroyed the lives of families without discriminating between the good and the bad. Above all, Sarah’s spirit and passion come through clearly. The book is a must-read for history buffs who would like to know more about everyday life during the turbulent war period from an authentic source. About Sarah Morgan Dawson Sarah Morgan Dawson was a 20-year-old woman from Louisiana, who is well known for her written record of the American Civil War. She put down the events surrounding the Civil War in the form of diary entries, and her style of writing is ponderous and descriptive. Her account is also detailed, scarcely leaving much room for speculation or error. Sarah Morgan Dawson was born on the 28th of February, 1842, to Sarah Hunt Fowler and Judge Thomas Gibbes Morgan. She lived in the city of Baton Rouge, and witnessed the horrors of the American Civil War from its start to when the Union troops took over Louisiana. She started writing regular diary entries following the loss of her brother, Henry Walker Fowler Morgan, and her father.