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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29IT_the-carter-house_Franklin-TN.html
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In September 1864, after Union Gen. William T. Sherman defeated Confederate Gen. John Bell Hool at Atlanta, Hood let the Army of Tennessee northwest against Sherman's supply lines. Rather than contest Sherman's "March to the Sea," Hood …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29IS_civil-war-franklin_Franklin-TN.html
In 1860, African-Americans—both enslaved and free—made up more than half of Franklin's residents, as well as half of Williamson County's population. When the Federal army arrived late in 1862, many slaves freed themselves by escaping t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29IA_civil-war-franklin_Franklin-TN.html
According to a Nashville newspaper, by 1863 the ravages of war had made once-prosperous Franklin "but the ruin of its former greatness. Desolation and decay have passed over it."
The Union occupation in the spring of 1863 was followed by a devast…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YUA_hoods-retreat_Franklin-TN.html
Moving rapidly south through Franklin, Stephen D. Lee's Corps with Chalmers' Cavalry Division attached, took up a delaying position in this area about 1:00 P.M. They beat off attacks by Wood's IV Corps & Wilson's Cavalry. Here, Gen. Lee was wounde…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YNV_battle-of-franklin-eastern-flank_Franklin-TN.html
During the battle, Confederate forces charged a gristmill and sawmill that stood directly in front of you on the Lewisburg Pike. In antebellum Middle Tennessee, tobacco grew well in the north, while cotton blossomed in the south. Corn, wheat, and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YNU_advancing-with-scotts-brigade_Franklin-TN.html
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This walkway traces the route that the men of Confederate Gen. Thomas Scott's brigade took in the Battle of Franklin. Read below to see what it was like then and to follow in their footsteps
Distance to Union Main Line: 1,000 yards (31…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YHA_advancing-with-scotts-brigade_Franklin-TN.html
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This walkway traces the route that the men of Confederate Gen. Thomas M. Scott's brigade took in the Battle of Franklin. Read below to see what it was like then and to follow in their footsteps
Distance to Union Lines: 1,500 yards (1,3…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YH9_battle-of-franklin-eastern-flank_Franklin-TN.html
Road construction boomed in Tennessee during the mid-1800s, and the Nashville area was the state's primary highway hub. Private companies built most of the roads, and they placed tollhouses along the routes to collect fees to cover costs and creat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YH8_advancing-with-scotts-brigade_Franklin-TN.html
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This walkway traces the route that the men of Confederate Gen. Thomas M. Scott's brigade took in the Battle of Franklin. Read below to see what it was like then and to follow in their footsteps
Distance to Union Lines: 1,200 yards (1,1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YGQ_battle-of-franklin-eastern-flank_Franklin-TN.html
About one mile (1.6 km) directly north of you stands Fort Granger, a large earthen fortification that provided the Union army a commanding view over much of this area. Built in the spring of 1863, Fort Granger sat on top of Figuers' Bluff overlook…