A Confederate Girl’s Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson

A Confederate Girl’s Diary

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October 1st, Wednesday. Just after sunset yesterday, Anna and I were walking down the road towards the sugar-house, she reading occasionally from Abbott’s “Napoleon,” and then pausing for me to explain the very difficult passages she could not understand, when we suddenly became aware of the approach of a horse, and raising our bowed heads, [...]

A Confederate Girl’s Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson

A Confederate Girl’s Diary

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September 24th. Yesterday the General saluted us with “Young ladies, if you will ride in a Confederate carriage, you may go to dress parade this evening.” Now, in present phraseology, “Confederate” means anything that is rough, unfinished, unfashionable, or poor. You hear of Confederate dresses, which means last year’s. Confederate bridle means a rope halter. [...]

A Confederate Girl’s Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson

A Confederate Girl’s Diary

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Linwood, September 17th, Wednesday. Still floating about! This morning after breakfast, General Carter made his appearance, and in answer to his question as to whether we were ready to leave with him, Miriam replied, “Yes, indeed!” heartily, glad to get away from Clinton, where I have detained her ever since the day Theodore returned home, [...]

A Confederate Girl’s Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson

A Confederate Girl’s Diary

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September 10th. Yesterday I was interrupted to undertake a very important task. The evening before, mother and Lilly happened to be in a store where two officers were buying materials for making shirts, and volunteered to make them for them, which offer they gladly accepted, though neither party knew the other. They saw that they [...]

A Confederate Girl’s Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson