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Morgan's entry demonstrates the support some women gave to the war. She is very excited for the war and wants to join somehow. She thinks of all the ways she can support the Rebel cause with sewing and knitting. -- Michelle M. | Morgan's entry demonstrates the support some women gave to the war. She is very excited for the war and wants to join somehow. She thinks of all the ways she can support the Rebel cause with sewing and knitting. -- Michelle M. | ||
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| + | It was interesting to read this excerpt because at the beginning of the war Sarah Morgan did not agree with the war, but her loyalty to the South is what seems to bring her around. Doing her womanly duties is her way of contributing to the efforts of the war. She was young and easily influenced by the war propaganda so she felt like it was her duty. It was a short entry but influential and to see what she went through made me feel sorry for her situation. –Pam P | ||
== Cornelia Hancock, Union Nurse, 1863 == | == Cornelia Hancock, Union Nurse, 1863 == | ||
