1. Take a Tour at Lotz House

Tour the home to learn about the Lotz family who resided here. Tour the property to learn about the five-hour battle that engulfed Franklin on the last day of November 1864. It was one of the bloodiest of the war, with 10,000 soldiers killed or wounded.

 




 
 

2. Tour Carnton, a Plantation Home from the Civil War

Carnton Plantation has had many incarnations since it was built in 1826. In its early days, the Carnton mansion was built by slaves, and the success of the farm was due to slave labor. During the Battle of Franklin (last day of November 1864), one of the bloodiest in the Civil War, mistress of the mansion Carrie McGavock transformed her home into the main field hospital for Confederate soldiers.

 




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