title: Sarah Morgan: The Civil War Diary Of A Southern Woman
author: Charles East
description: Ken Burns Remarkable...Morgan reminds us that the best history is heartfelt and heart-shared. <i>Sarah Morgan</i> will rightfully take its place next to Mary Chesnut's <i>Diary</i> as a thoroughly authentic voice of the war.<br /><br /><i>The Greenwood, S.C., Index-Journal</i> Refreshing....A real-life Scarlett O'Hara.<br /><br /><i>Lexington Herald-Leader</i> Stands virtually alone in bringing the Confederate homefront to life...Irresistible.<br /><br /><i>Christian Science Monitor</i> Sarah Morgon's diary is not only a valuable historical document. It is also a fascinating story of people, places, and events -- told by a wonderfully talented writer.<br /><br /><i>Huntsville Times</i> You don't have to be a Civil war buff to enjoy Sarah's story. It's a fascinating tale of life in an extraordinary time and place....By the time the reader reaches the final pages it's tough to leave.<br /><br /><i>Richmond News Leader</i> Sarah Morgan's diary will henceforth be linked in value with the diary of Mary B. Chesnut....Miss Morgan's personal feelings and intimate thoughts eclipse even [Chesnut's]....Always, throughout this work, are the inner thoughts, dreams, and conflicts with reality that daily consumed a young lady who, in so many respects, was above the intellect of her times....It is deserving of all the praise, and of all the use, that it will receive.<br /><br />Drew Gilpin Faust Annenberg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania The diary of Sarah Morgan, at last available in its complete form, is both a delightful read and an invaluable source for southern, women's, and Civil War history.<br /><br /><i>The Orlando Sentinel</i> A remarkable diary....As she writes of her hopes, fears, and sadness, Sarah Morgan emerges as an extraordinary person forced to grow up fast in the crucible of the Civil War.<br /><br /><i>Library Journal</i> Morgan's diary should rank alongside Mary Chesnut's famous wartime journal as one of the most important personal records of the Civil War. Highly recommended.<br /><br /><i>The Charleston Post and Courier</i> Adds immeasurably to an accurate portrait of life on the Confederate homefront....Intelligent, sensitive, and well educated, [Sarah Morgan] could put into words what her eyes saw and her heart felt....An extraordinary account of how one family responded to the war and suffered the consequences of its decision.
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  # A CONFEDERATE GIRL'S DIARY
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  ### By
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Sarah Morgan Dawson
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  #### WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY  
  
  
  WARRINGTON DAWSON  
  
  
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  #### BOSTON AND NEW YORK  
  
  
  HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY  
  
  
  The Riverside Press Cambridge  
  
  
  1913
  
  
  
  
  
  ##### COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY WARRINGTON DAWSON
  
  
  
  
  
  ##### ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  
  
  
  
  
  ##### Published September 1913
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
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  Sarah Fowler
  Morgan[Frontispiece](../Text/www.gutenberg.org%40files%4025004%4025004-h%4025004-h-0.htm#frontis)
  
  
  
  
  
  From a daguerreotype in the possession of the family.
  
  
  
  
  
  Miriam