Flora Adams Darling

She maintained that her husband died December 2, 1863, from wounds received on November 29 at the first Battle of Franklin, Tennessee;[1] where she claims that Edward was serving as a brigadier-general in the Confederate Army.

[4] Flora then attempted to travel north to her home and son under a flag of truce, but was taken by the Federals as a prisoner of war.

[1] Later, following an appeal lasting 30 years, she won a case against the Federal government for false imprisonment and theft of her possessions, and was awarded $5,683.

[4] Despite growing increasingly deaf following the war,[4] Flora became a prolific writer who was published in magazines and journals, and wrote a number of novels and short stories.

[2] Flora played a role in founding the Daughters of the American Revolution on October 11, 1890, although the society does not recognize her as one of its founders.