Carnton Plantation, Franklin, Tenn 9-28-08

Carrie McGavock was the hereoine of the "Widow of the South" detailing her nursing of the Confederate soldiers in her home. The 1400 who died in the Battle of Franklin, were dug up from their shallow, relatively unmarked graves, and reburied in the McGavock cemetery, at their expense. For years, families found heir loved ones here after the war.