ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Savannah Meade, the author, discovered that women did fight in the Civil War. She
has uncovered a story about one such woman that fought at Pickett's Charge! Meet
Adell in "And She Fought At Gettysburg". A head strong, Plantation owners daughter.
What would motivated her to fight? Then in "Only Ghosts Came Home", a sequel to
"And She Fought At Gettysburg", follow the war into Culpeper, up the Erie Canal to
Johnson's Island, and experience what a prison camp was like. Experience what it
was like to come home feeling like half the person you were when you left to go to
war!
Our nations history is important for us to understand and it is not always written
accurately in our history books in school. To the victor go the spoils. Even an
accurately written account of history, can leave questions. Savannah believes that
true historical events can be understood and appreciated better by our young reader
today through historical stories that allow the reader to visualize the event."
Being able to close your eyes and visualize the event is her achievement." Come see
our past and experience the Civil War in her books, "And She Fought At Gettysburg"
and "Only Ghosts Came Home".
"She is a gifted writer who is able to capture the true essence of what the real
conflict was about"
"You can actually visualize what the war was like!"
"This should be a Movie!" ( comments attributed to multiple people in various
medias)
"A book you cannot put down!"
Savannah is a certified secondary teacher With a Major in English and History. She
does frequent public speaking engagements and educational forums. You can
contact her for such events by e-mailing her at savannah_meade@yahoo.com..
Savannah regularly visits Gettysburg, Antietam, Harpers Ferry, and Monocacy, just
to name a few each year for book signings, speeches and research trips.
You can view her itinerary which is updated regularly for her next scheduled date.
You can also visit Savannah on My Space>and at blogsmonroe.com (subtitle) "A
Glimpse of History".

SAVANNAH MEADE