Unvanquished: How Women of the South Survived the Civil War

by Pippa Pralen

Eyewitness accounts & diaries of southern women in the hardships of the Civil War, starvation and loneliness. They endured pilfering from Yankee soldiers and ran abandoned plantations. They hid food and heirlooms in swamps. They watched Atlanta burn and fed hungry children. Eyewitness accounts of Battle of Gettysburg. Authentic images and numerous diary entries. Includes Civil War oatmeal pie, "idiot's delight" cake

Genres: Civil War

83 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2014