The Black Flower is a 1997 historical fiction novel written by Howard Bahr. It received numerous accolades, including being named a New York Times Notable Book. Shelby Foote, author of The Civil War: A Narrative, recommends it highly. The Black Flower was nominated for a for First Fiction, and won the W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction in 1998. The novel is about Private Bushrod Carter's experiences in the Battle of Franklin. It was published by Picador