A Confederate Girl's Diary Author:Sarah Morgan Dawson Sarah Morgan Dawson lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the outbreak of the American Civil War. In March 1862, she began to record her thoughts about the war in a diary-- thoughts about the loss of friends killed in battle and the occupation of her home by Federal troops. Her devotion to the South was unwavering and her emotions real and uncenso... more »red. A true classic. Large, bold print for easy reading. Adobe pdf format« less