My Lady of the South: A Story of the Civil War

By Randall Parrish

Book Overview

""My Lady of the South: A Story of the Civil War"" by Randall Parrish is a historical fiction novel set during the American Civil War. The story revolves around the life of a Southern belle named Marion Harland, who is forced to come to terms with the harsh realities of war and its impact on her family and community.As the war rages on, Marion finds herself torn between her loyalty to the Confederate cause and her growing love for a Union soldier named Arthur Wayne. As she navigates the complexities of war and romance, Marion must also confront the prejudices and injustices of her society, including the treatment of slaves and the role of women in Southern society.Through Marion's eyes, the reader is transported to the battlefields of Virginia and the streets of Richmond, where the war's impact is felt most deeply. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, sacrifice, and the devastating consequences of war on both individuals and society as a whole.With vivid descriptions and compelling characters, ""My Lady of the South"" offers a unique perspective on the Civil War and its impact on the people who lived through it.1909. The book begins: I now recall our part in the battle merely in a series of detached pictures, having dull, blank spaces between. Nevertheless, how vividly bright with color each separate scene photographed itself upon the retina of the eye. I remember our battery first going into action along the western edge of the old cemetery, among the billowy graves, the cracked, overturned stones; I recall the mass of green leaves, checkered by red blossoms, where the vine clambered over the large monument at our rear, and how I entangled my foot in the creepers and nearly fell. I shall never forget the ghastly white face of Rosecrans's aide, his long brown beard blown backward by force of the wind, as he came furiously spurring up the road, his head bare, his hand pointing forward, screaming out his orders; I remember the wild clang and turmoil as our startled horses plunged to the left, dragging after them the black guns, with muzzles still smoking grimly, on a mad, reckless gallop down into the shelter of a shallow ravine, splashing through the running water, and dashing in headlong impetuosity up the sharp incline of the opposite bank. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1417939788
• ISBN13: 9781417939787
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"