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• 名称：南方女孩的日记A_Confederate_Girl's_Diary_Part1
• 作者：Sarah Morgan Dawson
• 状态：完结
• 播音：Christine Dufour
• 最新章节：英文文本.txt
• 标签： A Confederate Girl's Diary
• SarahMorganDawsonwasayoungwomanof20livinginBatonRouge,Louisiana,whenshebeganthisdiary.TheAmericanCivilWarwasraging.Thoughatfirsttheconflictseemedfaraway,itwouldeventuallybebroughthometoherinverypersonalterms.Herfamily'sloyaltiesweredivided.Sarah'sfather,thoughhedisapprovedofsecession,declaredfortheSouthwhenLouisianalefttheUnion.Hereldestbrother,whobecamethefamilypatriarchwhenhisfatherdiedin1861,wasfortheUnion,thoughherefusedtotakeuparmsagainsthisfellowSoutherners.Thefamilyownedslaves,someofwhomarementionedbynameinthisdiary.SarahwasdevotedtotheConfederacy,andwatchedwithsorrowandindignationitsdemise.Herdiary,writtenfromMarch1862toJune1865,discoursesontopicsasnormalashouseholdroutinesandromanticintriguestothoseasunsettlingasconcernforherbrotherswhofoughtinthewar.Largelyself-taught,shedescribesinclearandinvitingprose,fleeingBatonRougeduringabombardment,sufferingapainfulspinalinjurywhenadequatemedicalhelpwasunavailable,thelootingofherhomebyNorthernsoldiers,thehumiliationoflifeunderGeneralButlerinNewOrleans,anddealingwithprivationsanddisplacementinaregiontornbywar.Shewasachildofhertimeandplace.Herinabilitytoseethecrueltyandindignityofslaverygratesharshlyonthemodernear.RegardlessofhowonefeelsabouttheLostCause,however,Sarah'sdiaryprovidesavaluablehistoricalperspectiveonlifebehindthelinesofthisbitterconflict.