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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YC8_battle-of-franklin-eastern-flank_Franklin-TN.html
In the Battle of Franklin, Confederate Gen. William W. Loring's division formed the far right flank of the Confederate assault line. Numbering approximately 3,500 men, it marched across these fields and smashed into the Federal lines. The attempt …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YC7_battle-of-franklin-eastern-flank_Franklin-TN.html
How costly was the Battle of Franklin? More Americans became casualties in this five-hour battle than were lost in the first twenty-four hours of the Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious assault in history. In both battl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YC6_the-long-road-to-recovery_Franklin-TN.html
The last state to leave the Union, Tennessee became the first to reenter in 1866. But the end of the Civil War did not bring an end to hardships. no other state except Virginia except Virginia experienced more military engagements than Tennessee. …
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To assist the newly freed with court cases, education, and housing, Congress formed the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865. An additional goal of the Bureau was to help create labor contracts between white landowners and the formerly enslaved. In October 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YC4_confederate-reunions-at-mcgavocks-grove_Franklin-TN.html
Years after the Civil War ended, veterans slowly began to form reunions. Among the most common gathering sites were cemeteries, where survivors paid homage to their fallen comrades. The McGavock Confederate Cemetery was one such meeting place. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YB8_battle-of-franklin-eastern-flank_Franklin-TN.html
Today's Carnton presents a quiet pastoral setting, but before the Civil War, John and Carrie McGavock's farm would have looked more like a bustling agricultural factory. Their plantation encompassed 700 acres, more than three times the amount…
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Confederate Gen. Willaim Loring's division marched across the McGavock plantation during the battle. Anticipating heavy casualties, his officers chose Carnton for a hospital. The main house was a sound choice. Less than a mile (.6 km) from th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YAI_the-final-campaign-1864_Franklin-TN.html
In late 1864, the last major campaign of the Civil War swept into Middle Tennessee. The Confederate Army of Tennessee commanded by Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, moved out of Georgia after the fall of Atlanta, marched across Alabama, and pushed north to…
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Soon after passing this point, the Southern assault came within range of Federal artillery. Just west of here, an advanced line of 3,000 Union troops began to fall back, and the Confederates pursued them into the main Union line. In moments, the b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YAG_hoods-retreat_Franklin-TN.html
Following the Battle of Franklin, the Union army dashed north into their supply base of Nashville and its vast network of fortifications where Gen. George H. Thomas had assembled a sizeable force. In pursuit came Gen. John Bell Hood's battered Con…
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