rss feed- A descriptive entry about a wife of a rice planter during the Civil War. She discusses the issues she and her family endured during the war.
May 12, 1862
COLLETON, South Carolina
Diary, Civil War, WifeMargaret Ann Meta Morris, (1810-1881) was the wife of a rice planter. She resided in coastal South Carolina with her family. She kept a personal diary in which she focused on topics such as her family being ill, historical events, plantation life, her children’s involvement in the Civil War, and her teaching efforts. The entry on May 12, 1862, describes what she endured while she and her family fled...