tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post9038346168085685434..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: THE WIDOW OF THE SOUTH by CHERYL PIERSONLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-1218374194501337282014-03-16T15:50:18.152-05:002014-03-16T15:50:18.152-05:00Tanya, I hope you do get to go there sometime and ...Tanya, I hope you do get to go there sometime and visit. It's kind of "out of the way" and you have to be intending to go there, but it is truly truly worth the visit.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-82586625289704010242014-03-16T12:13:28.118-05:002014-03-16T12:13:28.118-05:00Sorry to get here so late. Wow, this place definit...Sorry to get here so late. Wow, this place definitely is a somewhere I want to visit and yet again, another remarkable, admirable woman from history! Great post, Cheryl.Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-73217668996911382042014-03-15T19:05:15.787-05:002014-03-15T19:05:15.787-05:00Lyn, I've tried to just think of what she must...Lyn, I've tried to just think of what she must have gone through, being the person responsible for orchestrating everything--where to put the men, what to use for bandages, how to feed them...while at the same time having two small children to care for. She truly was a strong woman, to be able to do what she did--and then to continue on in the aftermath of taking care of the graves for all Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-74011223684119394602014-03-15T16:52:43.630-05:002014-03-15T16:52:43.630-05:00Amazing story of devotion, Cheryl. I had not heard...Amazing story of devotion, Cheryl. I had not heard of The Widow of the South before. She was surely brave and strong, and if the horror of what she witnessed made her a bit "off", can anyone blame her? God bless her!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88092116438997913972014-03-15T12:12:45.530-05:002014-03-15T12:12:45.530-05:00Margaret, I love them too. My mom used to always s...Margaret, I love them too. My mom used to always say, "If these walls could talk..." I think of that every time I go in someplace like this. And what a rich history this home has. The people who bought it out of the family (before it became this beautiful historically preserved site) actually scrubbed up the old blood stains out of the wood with bleach in one of the rooms downstairs andCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-67216767920293800612014-03-15T06:58:12.281-05:002014-03-15T06:58:12.281-05:00Hi Cheryl
Wonderful post. these kinds of historic...Hi Cheryl <br />Wonderful post. these kinds of historical homes fascinate me, particularly when they have a story such as this one attached to them.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61694231079095262412014-03-14T21:50:08.447-05:002014-03-14T21:50:08.447-05:00Doris, I thought Robert Hicks did an excellent job...Doris, I thought Robert Hicks did an excellent job of writing this story. In the book, he talks about how he did it to help with funds for preservation of the estate, etc. Evidently, it had fallen into civilian hands (other than the McGavock family) and people had lived in it, then sold it, and it was falling into a terrible state of disrepair. But they have meticulously recreated even the Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2503327785187843382014-03-14T21:11:24.148-05:002014-03-14T21:11:24.148-05:00Such a great piece of history and lucky to have fo...Such a great piece of history and lucky to have found an author to tell it. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-44540743768653358702014-03-14T13:36:55.206-05:002014-03-14T13:36:55.206-05:00Sarah, you will enjoy it. I think our tour guide h...Sarah, you will enjoy it. I think our tour guide had mixed feelings about the book because it is a fictionalized account of what happened, using the facts that were at hand. But she was young...LOL The writing is so wonderful--it's truly one book you'll be so glad you took time to read. Glad you enjoyed the blog.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-28964958036840211902014-03-14T13:03:05.721-05:002014-03-14T13:03:05.721-05:00I've had this book for quite some time, and st...I've had this book for quite some time, and still haven't read it. Your article really rekindled my interest in it.<br />I was taken by your quote about Hattie' s childhood memories of smelling blood. Ugh! <br />Wonderful little jewel about our history, Cheryl.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-60316900554779092902014-03-14T12:23:41.590-05:002014-03-14T12:23:41.590-05:00Oh, Gail you were very lucky to be the only one in...Oh, Gail you were very lucky to be the only one in your group! There were probably about 20 in our group and I wished it had been smaller--I just wanted to reflect on things more and it's hard to do with a big group of people like we had. I thought we had a wonderful tour guide. Like you, I loved Franklin. I wouldn't mind at all just moving there to live. <br /><br />Even now when I Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-74175823574748732342014-03-14T12:00:11.891-05:002014-03-14T12:00:11.891-05:00One of my favorite books and the writing is BEAUTI...One of my favorite books and the writing is BEAUTIFUL -- I have read the novel twice and visited the Carnton Plantation twice -- this story is eloquent and fascinating and the entire Battle of Franklin an unbelievable story as well.....thanks for sharing, Cheryl! You and I are on the SAME PAGE! <br /><br />When our son was living in Nashville I went to the Carnton Plantation and I was lucky gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35197710637153937742014-03-14T12:00:11.171-05:002014-03-14T12:00:11.171-05:00Kathleen, after I read the book I knew someday I j...Kathleen, after I read the book I knew someday I just had to go there. Finally talked Gary into it on one of our trips to WV, and though he'd never admit it, he was just as taken as I was about the entire thing. (You know how guys sometimes don't want to admit something was interesting when it was YOUR idea?)LOL Anyhow, it was just marvelous. I wish we could have gone through it again-Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-23268388732406255522014-03-14T11:48:34.600-05:002014-03-14T11:48:34.600-05:00What a strong, compelling person Carrie McGavock m...What a strong, compelling person Carrie McGavock must have been. Obviously, the enormous loss the Civil War visited upon both sides bothered her tremendously. Bless her for refusing to forget the human cost.<br /><br />Great post, Cheryl. Thanks for reminding us about another often-overlooked American heroine. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-16381638629341507472014-03-14T11:25:11.103-05:002014-03-14T11:25:11.103-05:00Linda, if you ever get a chance, you should try to...Linda, if you ever get a chance, you should try to go visit this place. You know, it's set kind of in the country with a bunch of beautiful homes nearby -- within probably 3/4 of a mile of it. Wouldn't it be cool to live so close to such history? And the hotel we stayed at had an old 1700-1800 cemetery right out beside the parking lot in front of it. After dinner, we went walking to see Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-10443477005956356322014-03-14T10:40:09.055-05:002014-03-14T10:40:09.055-05:00Wow! This house sounds amazing. I'd love to vi...Wow! This house sounds amazing. I'd love to visit it. I can only imagine the size of the goosebumps as you walked through it. Seeing that blood that had soaked into the wood would do it for me. Such pain and suffering. I've been a few places where I felt a ghostly presence pressing around me. One was in Jefferson, Texas. I once stayed in the old Excelsior Hotel there and it was Linda Brodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357448132994020848noreply@blogger.com