Blogs about: Battle Of Franklin

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Carnton guide Michelle Place talks about the McGavock's of Franklin, TN, circa 1860

tellinghistory wrote 2 weeks ago: John and Carrie McGavock owned the Carnton plantation or farm in Franklin, Tennessee, at the time of … more »

Tags: McGavock, videos, Carrie McGavock, Widow of the South

Where does the new 'Holt property' fit into the layout around the Carter House?

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: The new Holt property that was recently purchased by Franklin’s Charge is a strategic cornerst … more »

Tags: Franklin, map, Preservation, TN, Holt property

"We had a severe battle at Franklin . . ." 50th Ohio soldier

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: Columbia Tenn Dec 28th 1864 Dear Sister, I received a long letter from you today. I reply not becaus … more »

Tags: Original letters and docs

Patrick Cleburne is killed at Franklin; YouTube video

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: General Patrick R. Cleburne Wiley Sword (from pages 223-224): “About forty yards from Reilly’s … more »

Tags: Battle description, Casualties, Cotton Gin, CSA, Patrick Cleburne, videos

Historian Jacobson talks about Battle of Franklin action that took place on the site of recent land acquisition

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: Eric A. Jacobson, Carnton historian, and author of the best-selling For Cause and for Country, spoke … more »

Tags: 1864, News, Eric Jacobson, Patrick Cleburne, Preservatiion

Author-historian, Eric Jacobson, talks about the Battlefield of Franklin action centered on recent land acquisition in Franklin

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: Eric A. Jacobson, Carnton historian, and author of the best-selling For Cause and for Country, spoke … more »

Tags: Patrick Cleburne, Preservation, videos, American Civil War, Eric Jacobson, Franklin's Charge

Author Robert Hicks talks about battlefield land purchase

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: Franklin’s Charge announced the acquisition of a one-acre estate near the Carter house in Fran … more »

Tags: News, you tube, Robert Hicks

Franklin's Charge purchases premium battlefield land in Franklin

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: The community of Franklin is one step closer to a Battlefield park, thanks to the leadership of Fran … more »

Tags: News, Franklin's Charge, Preservation

Robert Hicks speaks at Franklin's Charge on June 19th, 2008

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: Franklin’s Charge announced the acquisition of a one-acre estate near the Carter house in Fran … more »

Tags: Preservation, videos, Franklin's Charge

From mystery to history: the story of Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne’s once-lost pistol3 comments

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: Unless you’re a real Civil War buff, meaning, you’re fairly knowledgeable about Civil War-era sm … more »

Tags: Patrick Cleburne, cleburne texas, revolver

Gen Patrick R. Cleburne was killed at Franklin (November 30, 1864) while charging the Federal line

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: Major general in the Army of Tennessee, Patrick R. Cleburne was born on St. Patrick’s Day in Cou … more »

Tags: Battle Info, Research, Patrick Cleburne

Official surgeon's Union report detailing casualties after the Battle of Franklin

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: O.R.–SERIES I–VOLUME XLV/1 [S# 93] NOVEMBER 14, 1864-JANUARY 23, 1865.–Campaign in … more »

Tags: Battle Info, Original letters and docs

Burial of the soldiers right after the Battle of Franklin?

tellinghistory wrote 1 month ago: Most of the Confederate (and Union dead) were buried “near and along the length of the Federal bre … more »

Tags: Casualties, McGavock Confederate Cemetery

What happened to the Confederate dead immediately after the Battle of Franklin?

tellinghistory wrote 3 months ago: Most of the Confederate (and Union dead) were buried “near and along the length of the Federal b … more »

Tags: Articles, "Casulaties"

So what is the Battle of Franklin, and why should you care?

tellinghistory wrote 4 months ago: The McGavock Confederate Cemetery is a real place one can visit in Franklin, TN, just a few minutes … more »

Tags: Battle description, McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Post-battle, Preservation

9th Indiana Light Artillery soldier chronicles trip from St. Louis to Nashville for entire month of December 1864

tellinghistory wrote 7 months ago: Wed. Nov. 30: Left Smithland at daylight up the Cumberland River for Nashville, Tennessee. … more »

Tags: 1864, COLUMBIA, Franklin, nashville, prisoners, Pulaski, Tennessee, 9th Indiana Light Artillery, Diary

The 50th Regiment [Ohio] actually tore down the Carter barn to help build our breastworks.

tellinghistory wrote 7 months ago: “The position we occupied was just in front of the Carter House, and the 50th Regiment [Ohio] actu … more »

Tags: 1864, 50th Ohio, carter, Tennessee

27th Alabama soldier writes about Battle of Franklin

tellinghistory wrote 7 months ago: J.P. Cannon, a member of the 27th Alabama Infantry, wrote in his diary on November 30, 1864 [The 27t … more »

Tags: 1864, 27th Alabama

Blue and Gray Days : 143rd Anniversary of the Battle of Franklin and Southern Folklife Festival1 comment

tellinghistory wrote 9 months ago: Carnton to host  Blue and Gray Days in late November. Blue and Gray Days : 143rd Anniversary of the … more »

Tags: Carnton, December, Events, Festival, November


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