author
Parthenia Antoinette Hague
b. 1838
A firsthand Civil War memoir brings everyday life in southern Alabama into sharp focus, from shortages and homespun ingenuity to the emotional strain of a household living through war. Written with an eye for small details, it preserves the texture of ordinary experience in extraordinary times.
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A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama during the Civil War
by Parthenia Antoinette Hague
About the author
Born in Georgia in 1838, Parthenia Antoinette Hague is remembered for A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama During the Civil War, first published in 1888. The book draws on her own experiences and follows life near Eufaula, Alabama, where she worked as a schoolteacher during the war.
Her writing stands out for its close attention to domestic life: what people wore, cooked, repaired, and improvised when supplies grew scarce. Rather than focusing mainly on battlefields, she recorded the rhythms of civilian life and the ways families adapted under pressure.
That perspective has helped keep her work valuable as a personal historical account. Clear, observant, and grounded in lived experience, her memoir offers listeners a vivid window into the Civil War era as it was felt at home.