Battle of Franklin haunts fictional characters

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Howard Bahr has crowned these efforts with "The Judas Field," which portrays the star-crossed lives of soldiers from a small Mississippi town who survived the sanguinary ordeal at Franklin only to live with its effects. In this version, Mr. Bahr concentrates on the heart more than the history of the matter. The title of the book derives from the biblical reference to "the field of blood" Judas Iscariot purchased with his "reward of iniquity."

rd Bahr has crafted a novel worthy of attention for its insight into a cataclysmic Civil War event and Howae prose in which it is presented. The author captures the mood of the times and transports the reader to a rural Mississippi town and a community in Tennessee where the mayhem occurs. It is an experience that is at the same time distressing and fascinating and one that makes the Battle of Franklin obscure no longer.

http://washingtontimes.com/civilwar/...0638-6322r.htm


Terry