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Visibility was always a critical factor in Civil War battles. Officers and enlisted men needed clear lines of sight to know where to move, when to stay in place, and in which direction to shoot. At the Battle of Franklin, two important factors nea…
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Of Tennessee's 83 counties in 1860, only in three did slaves outnumber whites. Two were near the Mississippi Rover, where large plantations flourished. The third was Williamson County.
The McGavocks of Carnton, who owned 39 people in 1860, were…
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During the Civil War, topography played a major role in shaping events. The Battle of Franklin was a prime example.
When Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood's 20,000 men charged across these fields, the steep hills to their left and the angling Har…
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More than 700 Union soldiers were made prisoners before, during, and after the Battle of Franklin. Although the war was almost over, many of them would never see their homes again. The vast majority were taken to prison camps in Cahaba, Alabama, a…
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Several Federal gun crews delivered relentless fire to this portion of the Franklin battlefield late in the afternoon of November 30, 1864. At least fourteen of the Union's thirty-six fieldpieces engaged at Franklin could hit the Eastern flank her…
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On September 28, 1861, local men sympathetic to the Confederacy gathered in this field to form the Williamson County Cavalry (Co. F, 4th Tennessee Cavalry). The local newspaper pronounced the company composed of "about 100 of the finest looki…
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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 …
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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. …