Yankee in Atlanta: 10th Anniversary Edition

by Jocelyn Green

When soldier Caitlin McKae wakes up in Atlanta after being wounded in battle, the Georgian doctor who treats her believes Caitlin’s only secret is that she had been fighting for the Confederacy disguised as a man. In order to avoid arrest or worse, Caitlin hides her true identity and makes a new life for herself in Atlanta.

Trained as a teacher, she accepts a job as a governess to the daughter of Noah Becker, a German immigrant lawyer, who enlists with the Rebel army. Then in the spring of 1864, Sherman’s troops edge closer to Atlanta. Though starvation rules, and Sherman rages, she will not run again. In a land shattered by strife and suffering, a Union veteran and a Rebel soldier test the limits of loyalty and discover the courage to survive. Will honor dictate that Caitlin and Noah follow the rules, or love demand that they break them?

Yankee in Atlanta is a work of fiction inspired by first-person accounts from men and women whose letters and journals offer a glimpse into the lives of those living in Atlanta during the height of the Civil War.

403 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 18, 2025