Civil War Diaries Of Young People

These diaries and journals are first person narratives containing the thoughts, feelings, experiences, and struggles of young people from the South during the conflict in our Country known as the Civil War.

Eliza Frances Andrews From Washington, Georgia Saw Sherman’s March through Georgia Experienced racial tensions Lived in the south during Reconstruction

Myrta Lockett Avary From Norfolk, Virginia Traveled through the South during the war Became a prisoner of the Yankees Ran the blockade to get her husband a new uniform

Sarah Morgan Dawson From Baton Rouge, Louisiana Experienced death of family members Educated herself Surrendered to the Yankees

Louise Wigfall Wright From Marshall, Texas Daughter of a Confederate Senator Lived in Virginia during the war Was affected by the suffering of others

Annie L. Burton Lived on a plantation in Clayton, Alabama Began life as a slave Was freed from slavery as a child

Harriet Ann Jacobs Was a slave in North Carolina Experienced cruel treatment as a slave Became a fugitive slave

William Robert Houghton Lived in Heard County, Georgia Confederate soldier Became a prisoner of war

David Emmons Johnston Born in Virginia Lawyer Member of the Senate Learned discipline as a soldier Recalls camp in winter

Randolph Harrison McKinn Student at the University of Virginia Confederate Soldier Participated in many battles Became a chaplain for the Confederacy

Credits All pictures and information for this presentation are courtesy of The American Memory Collection from The Library of Congress website at www.loc.gov.