Sarah Ewing Sims Carter Gaut | |
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| Born | Sarah Ann Ewing July 12, 1826 Ewingville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August 21, 1912 (aged 86) Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Other names | Sallie Ewing Sims Carter Gaut |
| Occupation(s) | socialite, spy |
| Spouse(s) | Boyd McNairy Sims Joseph W. Carter John M. Gaut |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Alexander C. Ewing Chloe Saunders |
| Relatives | Adelicia Acklen (cousin) Alexander Ewing (grandfather) |
Sarah Ann Ewing Sims Carter Gaut (July 12, 1826 – August 21, 1912), usually known as Sarah Ewing Carter, was an American socialite, secessionist, and Confederate spy. She is purported to have hung the first Confederate flag in Franklin, Tennessee and became famous during the American Civil War for assisting her cousin, Adelicia Acklen, in smuggling cotton out of the country to sell in Europe. She entertained both Confederate and Union Army officers and soldiers in her home, gathering information to provide to Confederate troops. Gaut was the founder of the Franklin and South Pittsburg chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.