The Black Flower Author:Howard Bahr In the tradition of Cold Mountain and The Killer Angels. Published in hardcover by a small press in Baltimore after being dug out of the slush pile by a discerning editor, The Black Flower is one of the most moving Civil War novels since Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels. As John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee literally disappears in a hail ... more »of cannon and rifle fire from the Union Army's entrenchments, young rifleman Bushrod Carter vividly imparts the Confederate charge and its deadly consequences. After he is brought to a makeshift hospital, Carter comes under the care of a young southern woman named Anna, who, even in the midst of battle and defeat, manages to find ways to express her love. Written with reverent attention to historical accuracy, The Black Flower is a powerful reminder that the war that divided America will not vanish quietly into the pages of history. Nominated for the Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction« less