Winter snow around the Carter House

We’ve only had one light snow so far but previous Winters have brought us some beautiful pictures of snow covering the grounds in and around The Carter House near downtown Franklin.

The Carter House, rear view

The Carter House, front view

Artillery on Carter House grounds

Slave cabin on Carter House grounds

Winter scenery at Harrison House is right out of Norman Rockwell

Perhaps one of the most beautiful scenes in Williamson County during a Winter snow is the farm where the Harrison House sits.

The Harrison House blanketed with snow.

Horses in the pasture at Harrison House.

Fresh blanket of snow covers McGavock Confederate Cemetery

It recently snowed in Williamson County, Tennessee.

Carnton historian Eric Jacobson took this picture of the McGavock Confederate Cemtery next to Historic Carnton Plantation.

McGavock Confederate Cemetery

Here are few other pics from recent years with snow blanketing the cemetery. All pictures below courtesy of the Civil War Gazette.

Federal soldiers killed at Franklin were mostly buried at Stone’s River National Cemetery

The Federal Army suffered roughly 200 killed in the Battle of Franklin (30 November 1864).  Most of these men were taken to Murfreesboro and interred in the Stone’s River National Cemetery.

Stone's River National Cemetery

Did Hood’s 1864 Tennessee Campaign have a chance of succeeding?

We recently asked Dr. Woodworth this question:  Did Hood’s Tennessee Campaign ever have a chance?

With Lincoln’s reelection, the North had demonstrated that it had the will to continue the war, if necessary, for another four years. Can anyone imagine that the Confederacy could possibly have resisted that long? Or, to put it another way, what would have had to happen, after Lincoln’s reelection, for the Confederacy to win its independence? Can we come up with any plausible scenario in which Hood’s Tennessee campaign could have started a chain of events leading to Confederate independence? If Hood had trapped and annihilated Schofield at Spring Hill, it certainly would have been an unwelcome development for the Union, but would it have enabled Hood to defeat Thomas in the fortifications of Nashville? I can’t imagine that it would have. What if Hood had pressed on into Kentucky or even Ohio? Would Union morale have collapsed, prompting Lincoln to sue for peace? Again, I can’t imagine such a reaction. And how might Hood’s ill-clad troops have fared in Ohio in December?

Here are some other posts on the CWG related to Professor Woodworth.

Check out the books on Amazon Dr. Woodworth has authored.

Sam Watkins’ (Company Aytch) Great Granddaughter to speak at December 14th meeting.

Sam’s Great Granddaughter to speak at December 14th Franklin Civil War Round Table meeting.

Ken Burns, known for his famous PBS historical series, said the “only thing better than Sam Watkins (author of Company Aytch) is more Sam Watkins”.  The Franklin Civil War Roundtable is proud to present Ruth Hill McAllister, Sam’s great granddaughter, at our December 14th meeting. She will discuss how she found some of Sam’s original notes and finished her own edition of his famous book.  Company Aytch is a first hand account of Sam Watkins as he fought with the Army of Tennessee.  His folksy, birds eye view of the common soldier’s life has endured as a popular Civil War masterpiece since it was first published in 1882.

McAllister will share with us family stories of Sam and the events that led her to Watkin’s once lost notes.  Come prepared to pick up a copy of this classic work’s latest edition.

Plan to join us December 14, three PM at the Williamson County Public Library.

Carter House historian David Fraley is interviewed on Focus on the Family

Historian David Fraley was a recent guest of Dr. Dobson’s Focus on the Family. Listen to the entire program.

Dr. James Dobson recently visited the Carter House, a museum located on the site where the Civil War Battle of Franklin took place in Franklin, Tenn. Here, Dr. Dobson (right) sits down to interview David Fraley, a historian and the curator of the Carter House. The two discussed the remarkable battle that occurred on the site.

Franklin (TN) community celebrates the 144th anniversary of the Battle of Franklin

A good size crowd of Williamson County residents showed up at the Carter House location near downtown Franklin tonight (11.30) to commemorate the 144th anniversary of the Battle of Franklin.  There were 10,000 luminaries (white bags with a lighted candle) to symbolize the 10,000 casualties from the battle that took place 30 November 1864.

Historian and author Erik A. Jacobson spoke for about ten minutes.

Part One

Part two

The Civil War bands played the Star Spangled Banner

Here are some pictures of the event.