Franklin Battlefield
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The Carter House, which stands today and is open to visitors, was located at the center of the Union position. The site covers about Script error: No such module "convert".. The house and outbuildings still show hundreds of bullet holes. Across the street from the Carter house, the Lotz House was similarly damaged, and the Lotz family huddled in the Carter House basement while the battle raged above.[3] The Carnton Plantation, home to the McGavock family during the battle, also still stands and is likewise open to the public. Confederate soldiers swept past Carnton toward the left wing of the Union army, and the house and outbuildings were converted into the largest field hospital present after the battle. Adjacent to Carnton is the McGavock Confederate Cemetery, where 1,481 Southern soldiers killed in the battle are buried.
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Fort Granger is preserved in a Script error: No such module "convert". section that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The battlefield is now preserved as part of the Script error: No such module "convert". Eastern Flank Battle Park, which is operated by the city of Franklin.
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamson County, Tennessee
References
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External links
- Eastern Flank Battle Park - City of Franklin
- Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. TN-37, "Carter House, 1140 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, Williamson County, TN", 12 photos, 6 measured drawings, 9 data pages, supplemental material
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- Battlefields of the Western Theater of the American Civil War
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