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  2. Franklin Battlefield - Wikipedia

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    Franklin Battlefield was the site of the Second Battle of Franklin, which occurred late in the American Civil War. It is located in the southern part of Franklin, Tennessee , on U.S. 31 . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.

  3. Battle of Franklin - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, in Franklin, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin–Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army .

  4. Fort Granger - Wikipedia

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    One of several fortifications constructed in the Franklin Battlefield, the fort was used by Union troops to defend their positions in Middle Tennessee against Confederate attackers. The Second Battle of Franklin in 1864, part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign in the Western Theater, was the most notable engagement of this area during the Civil ...

  5. Winstead Hill - Wikipedia

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    Winstead Hill is a property in Franklin, Tennessee that has significance in 1864 for being in the Second Battle of Franklin battlefield. It is located within the Franklin Battlefield, a U.S. National Historic Landmark area. [2] In the battle, Confederate troops under General Hood attacked from Winstead Hill. [2]

  6. Lotz House - Wikipedia

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    The Lotz House (Lotz rhymes with “boats") [2] is a two-story frame house built in 1858 in the central Tennessee town of Franklin. The house is significant for being in the epicenter of the Battle of Franklin in the American Civil War in 1864.

  7. Carter House (Franklin, Tennessee) - Wikipedia

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    It is a Tennessee Historical Commission State Historic Site, managed by the non-profit organization The Battle of Franklin Trust under an agreement with the Tennessee Historical Commission. The house is a contributing property and centerpiece of the Franklin Battlefield, a U.S. National Historic Landmark historic district.

  8. Franklin, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    This area is part of Middle Tennessee, and farmers prospered in the pre-Civil War years, with the cultivation of tobacco and hemp as commodity crops, and raising of livestock. [citation needed] During the Civil War, Tennessee was occupied by Union troops from 1862. Franklin was the site of a major battle in the Franklin–Nashville Campaign.

  9. State of Franklin - Wikipedia

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    The losers of the Battle of Franklin (1788) later regained political power and renamed Wayne County as Carter County (after the former State of Franklin Senate Speaker Landon Carter), and also renamed Tiptonville as Elizabethton (after the wife of Landon Carter, Elizabeth Carter) when Tennessee was first admitted to the Union in 1796 and John ...