THE WIDOW OF THE SOUTH It all started with a book. A very good book. First read by Doris, she recommended it to her friend Linda. Liking the book, Linda recommended it to her daughter Alison, her sister Rana (me), and her friend Diane. Diane recommended it to her sister Julie. The book, “The Widow of the South” by Robert Hicks was the fictionalized story of a true event that happened at the end of the Civil War. The synopsis of the story was this: There was a huge battle fought in Frankfort Tennessee that should never have been fought. The war was all but over. Still, the two opposing sides met on field of battle, and after the battle. 9200 men and boys lay dead and dying. The Confederate leaders commandeered a nearby plantation Called Carnton House as a field hospital, and soon its’ corridors and bedrooms were filled with the detritus of war. The mistress of the house, Carrie McGavock and her lifetime companion (and slave)...