Franklin Battlefield and Carter House
Five hours of savage fighting on November 30, 1864, at a farmhouse still riddled with bullet holes, in a charming town 20 miles south.
- Open
- Most days; tours run through the day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- 1140 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN 37064Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- About 30 minutes by car south of Nashville.
Why Go
The Army of Tennessee lost six generals and thousands of men in one charge here. Carter House's farm office is among the most bullet-scarred buildings of the war, and Carnton, which became a field hospital, stands beside the largest private Confederate cemetery.
Franklin's Main Street is good for lunch afterwards. Stones River, in Murfreesboro, is the other big battlefield near Nashville.
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