Wednesday, July 04, 2018

Video: A short walk on hallowed ground at Franklin


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This sliver of land, part of the old Fountain Carter farm, included a convenience store, a house and two pizza restaurants until it was reclaimed by preservation organizations. Some of the most brutal fighting of the Civil War occurred here near the Carter cotton gin on Nov. 30, 1864. Confederate dead and wounded, according to an Ohio officer, “lay in perfect heaps” in the immediate distance.

2 comments:

  1. John, thank you again for being our tour guide on these amazing battlefields that most of us will never see firsthand. And thanks to the Civil War Trust for fighting to preserve these important sites. Happy Fourth of July!

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  2. Excellent video and explanation. Thank you very much for sharing!!!

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