So before we get to the Civil War sites, you should probably have a general understanding of why Franklin is so significant in the history of the Civil War. First of all: Tennessee.

3 Middle Tennessee counties awarded state grants for protection of Civil War sites by: Erin McCullough Posted: Mar 31, 2025 / 01:43 PM CDT Updated: Mar 31, 2025 / 03:54 PM CDT ...

With this round of grants the Civil War Sites Preservation Fund has now allocated $20,312,188.32 in matching funds for the acquisition and preservation of over 1,100 acres associated with the 38 ...

Franklin, Tennessee is an adorable small town 21 miles south of Nashville. You’ll find a similar love of country music and lip-smacking Southern restaurants like in the Music City, but with much fewer ...

Danmark/DePreist Tract at the Franklin Battlefield (Williamson County) American Battlefield Trust, receives $3,930,000.00 for the acquisition of the +/- 31.6-acre ...

The Carter House, a historic farm built in 1830 that landed at the center of the Battle of Franklin, is getting an $8.5 million makeover with a new visitor's center. A groundbreaking event will be ...

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November 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of Congress creating the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area! This year is also the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act and ...

On Dec. 15, 1864 — 160 years ago today — the Battle of Nashville began. Just weeks after his defeats at Spring Hill and Franklin, Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood again tried to take his Army ...

The Battle of Franklin took place Nov. 30, 1864, with nearly 20,000 Confederate soldiers in the Army of Tennessee, under Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, fighting a similar number of federal troops ...