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Sarah Morgan by Sarah Morgan Dawson7/6/2023 The diary of Sarah Morgan Dawson is no exception to this.Īn eloquent yet outspoken 19 year old at the outbreak of the war, her entries create vivid scenes of the tumultuous events that transpired in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Many Southern women wrote as a means of defying Union sentiments, as well as a way to reinforce their views quietly when verbalizing their thoughts and opinions had repercussions. While many women’s diaries focus on the mundane aspects of everyday life, they highlight social status, as well as a woman’s ongoing role with the war. For many Southern women during the Civil War, keeping a diary was a way to record the hardships of everyday life, and if not as a record, then as a way to pass the time when travel was difficult and social visits were non-existent. Diaries provide an intimate glimpse into an author’s thoughts and feelings, as well as provide an accurate account of day to day happenings. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.Īs a social historian, I love reading detailed diary entries that capture a single moment in time. It is much like the one Sarah Dawson would have made and worn in May, 1862. Ridgley posed with the Confederate flag in this photograph, c. Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Ashley Webb.
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