Franklin II (Franklin)
The Carter House, Museum
The Carter House is a Registered National Historic Landmark. The street address is 1140 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN 37064. Telephone: 615-791-1861. Fax: 615-794-1327. The mailing address is PO Box 555, Franklin, TN 37065.
The Carter House contains a museum of related Civil War artifacts, a video presentation and battlerama, and provides a guided tour of the house and grounds. There is an admission charge. Group rates are available.
|
Open Monday through Saturday April-October: 9 am - 5 pm November-March: 9 am - 4 pm |
Open Sunday April-October: 1 pm - 5 pm November-March: 1 pm - 4 pm |
Email address is: CarterHouse1864@aol.com Website URL is: www.carter-house.org |
|||
Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on Franklin II: TN036
(The CWSAC Battle Summary Will Open In Its Own Window)
TO CONTINUE
select Image Gallery or Slideshows to view battlefield photographs
Franklin II: November 30, 1864
(Topical anchors will be added at a later date)
Having lost a good opportunity at Spring Hill to hurt significantly the Union Army, Gen. John B. Hood marched in rapid pursuit of Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield's retreating Union army. Schofield's advance reached Franklin about sunrise on November 30 and quickly formed a defensive line in works thrown up by the Yankees in the spring of 1863, on the southern edge of town. Schofield wished to remain in Franklin to repair the bridges and get his supply trains over them. Skirmishing at Thompson's Station and elsewhere delayed Hood's march, but, around 4:00 pm, he marshaled a frontal attack against the Union perimeter. Two Federal brigades holding a forward position gave way and retreated to the inner works, but their comrades ultimately held in a battle that caused frightening casualties. When the battle ceased, after dark, six Confederate generals were dead or had mortal wounds. Despite this terrible loss, Hood's army, late, depleted and worn, crawled on toward Nashville.
(Text Adapted From: Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report: Battle Summaries, published by the National Park Service.)
The Carter House, built in 1830 by Fountain Branch Carter, was caught in the swirling center of one of the bloodiest battles of the War Between the States.
The Registered National Historic Landmark was used as a Federal Command Post as the Carter family hid in the cellar during the hours of the battle...Franklin...a bloody combat...a turning point in a decisive campaign...the beginning of the rapid downfall of the Confederacy. Heavy casualties totaled 2,326 Federal Troops and 6,252 Confederates, including 15 Confederate Generals and Captain Tod Carter, youngest son of the Carter family.
(Text Adapted From: The Carter House pamphlet (2005) distributed to visitors of the Carter House, Franklin, Tennessee.)