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The Widow of the South
Registered by 
perryfran
of Elk Grove, California USA on 9/27/2008
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
perryfran of Elk Grove, California USA on 9/27/2008 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
Book Description:
In 1894 Carrie McGavock is an old woman, an old woman who has only her former slave to keep her company...along with the almost 1,500 soldiers buried in her backyard. Years ago, rather than let someone plow over the field where these young men had been buried, Carrie dug them up and buried them in her own personal cemetery. Now, as she walks the rows of the dead, an old soldier appears. It is the man she met that day of the battle that changed everything. The man who came to her house as a wounded soldier and left with her heart. He asks if the cemetery has room for one more.
In 1894 Carrie McGavock is an old woman, an old woman who has only her former slave to keep her company...along with the almost 1,500 soldiers buried in her backyard. Years ago, rather than let someone plow over the field where these young men had been buried, Carrie dug them up and buried them in her own personal cemetery. Now, as she walks the rows of the dead, an old soldier appears. It is the man she met that day of the battle that changed everything. The man who came to her house as a wounded soldier and left with her heart. He asks if the cemetery has room for one more.
Really inspiring novel about the Civil War Battle of Franklin and its aftermath. The novel is told from several different perspectives, the main one being from the point of view of Carrie McGavock who was tasked with operating a hospital from Carnton, her house near the battlefield in Tennessee. This battle was one of the largest during the Civil War with over 9200 men perishing. Carrie is there to see the horrors first hand as the wounded are brought to her house for care. One of these, Zachariah Cashwell, loses a leg and wants to die but Carrie ends ups saving him and has deep feelings for him even though she is married. At the end of the war, many of the dead are buried in a field that is owned by a landowner who wants to plow it up and plant crops. Carrie takes it on herself to move the 1500 men buried there to her land at Carnton and establish a Confederate Cemetery that she tended over the rest of her days.
The characters in this novel are really well developed and the details of their stories very well told. Zachariah, John (Carrie's husband), Mariah (Carries former slave), and others all have compelling narratives in the book. Carrie lost her first three children prior to the war and it seemed as if she was honoring them by making sure the dead confederates were well taken care of. I would definitely recommend this one to anyone interested in Civil War history. I read another book, The Black Flower by Howard Bahr, a few years ago that also told the story of Franklin and was also a very good read that I would recommend.
Read as part of the Oldest TBR Read and Release Challenge 2018.
The characters in this novel are really well developed and the details of their stories very well told. Zachariah, John (Carrie's husband), Mariah (Carries former slave), and others all have compelling narratives in the book. Carrie lost her first three children prior to the war and it seemed as if she was honoring them by making sure the dead confederates were well taken care of. I would definitely recommend this one to anyone interested in Civil War history. I read another book, The Black Flower by Howard Bahr, a few years ago that also told the story of Franklin and was also a very good read that I would recommend.
Read as part of the Oldest TBR Read and Release Challenge 2018.
Journal Entry 3 by perryfran at bookstogive's general lit VBB, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, April 10, 2019
perryfran at bookstogive's general lit VBB, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (4/10/2019 UTC) at bookstogive's general lit VBB, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Selected by elizardbreath from the Gen Lit VBB. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for sending this my way!
Journal Entry 5 by 
elizardbreath
at Avalon Lake Little Free Library in Bella Vista, Arkansas USA on Tuesday, July 14, 2020
elizardbreath at Avalon Lake Little Free Library in Bella Vista, Arkansas USA on Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (7/14/2020 UTC) at Avalon Lake Little Free Library in Bella Vista, Arkansas USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
To the finder of this book:
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This book is gift, no strings attached, from me to you. You may keep it forever, pass it along to a friend, or release it into the wild to be found by someone else.
If you are new to BookCrossing, welcome! Enjoy the site, the book, and the BookCrossing community. I hope you'll join us...it's free! If you do, please consider using me, elizardbreath, as your referring member. You can even remain anonymous if you wish!
I hope you'll make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey.
Thanks, and Happy BookCrossing! :)
