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.

Then Rep. Jeremy Durham was only the second lawmaker ousted since the Civil War — and he's still getting in trouble with ...

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 ...

The donation is currently on display for all visitors at the museum, 1111 Columbia Avenue in Franklin. The house is open for tours from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on ...

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 ...

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Benjamin Franklin (Michael Douglas) comes ashore in France in December 1776, with the war only a little more than a year old—and the American cause faltering badly.