The widow of the south
By: Robert Hicks.
Edition: 1st trade ed.
Publisher: Warner Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780446697439
Subjects: McGavock, Caroline E. Winder, 1829-1905 -- Fiction.; Franklin, Battle of, Franklin, Tenn., 1864 -- Fiction.; Plantation owners' spouses -- Fiction.; Plantation life -- Fiction.; Cemeteries -- Fiction.; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals -- Fiction.; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualties -- Fiction.; Williamson County (Tenn.) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: A story based on the true experiences of a Civil War heroine finds Carrie McGavock witnessing the bloodshed of the Battle of Franklin, falling in love with a wounded man, and dedicating her home as a burial site for fallen soldiers.