Leigh Ann's Civil War [Paperback]

Leigh Ann Conners is spunky and determined. Although she often finds herself in trouble, she loves her two older brothers dearly and would do anything to make them proud.

When the Yankees arrive in Roswell, Georgia, Leigh Ann places a French flag upon the family’s mill. She hopes the Yankees will then spare the mill from destruction, but her actions have disastrous results. Sent north with the women and children who worked in the mill—all branded traitors for making fabric for Confederate uniforms—Leigh Ann embarks on a journey that requires her to find her own inner strength. Only then will she be able to rise above the war raging around her.

An intimate portrait of a young Confederate woman discovering her strength and courage as the Civil War rages around her.Leigh Ann of Roswellis a touching story of family and independence by the acclaimed historical novelist, Ann Rinaldi.

Ann Rinaldi is an award-winning author best known for her ability to bring history vividly to life. She lives in central New Jersey.www.annrinaldi.net

Chapter One 

Spring 1861 - Roswell, Georgia

I was eleven when the war started. I didn’t understand enough to worry, but I did understand it when Miss Finch, my teacher, said that since Georgia had been out of the Union since January we weren’t going to be called Abigail Adams Academy for Young Ladies anymore but must find a new name. And Georgia might as well be cut off from the rest of the country.

As my brothers got ready to leave for the fighting, there was mustelC.