Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Overview

Lucy married at the turn of the last century, when she was fifteen and her husband was fifty. If Colonel William Marsden was a veteran of the "War for Southern Independence", Lucy became a "veteran of the veteran" with a unique perspective on Southern history and Southern manhood. Her story encompasses everything from the tragic death of a Confederate boy soldier to the feisty narrator's daily battles in the Home--complete with visits from a mohawk-coiffed candy-striper.

Cast

Diane Lane

Lucy Honicut Marsden

Donald Sutherland

William Marsden

Cicely Tyson

Castralia

Anne Bancroft

Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)

Blythe Danner

Bianca Honicut

E.G. Marshall

Professor Taw

Gwen Verdon

Etta Pell

Camille Cooper

Shirey Ann Williams

Maureen Mueller

Lady Marsden

Kathryn Morris

Zondro

Wil Horneff

Willie Marsden

N/A

Jesse Zeigler

Ned Mardsen