Franklin Battlefield
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.Photo: JW1805, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carnton and McGavock Confederate Cemetery.
Carnton
Museum
Photo: Landry76, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carnton is a historic plantation home built in 1826 in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The property, comprising 1,420 acres, played an important role during and immediately after the Battle of Franklin during the American Civil War. Carnton is situated 1,900 feet south of Franklin Battlefield.
McGavock Confederate Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Boggartslayer2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The McGavock Confederate Cemetery is located in Franklin, Tennessee. It was established in June 1866 as a private cemetery on land donated by the McGavock planter family. McGavock Confederate Cemetery is situated 1,300 feet south of Franklin Battlefield.
Carter House
Museum
Photo: Hlj, Public domain.
The Carter House State Historic Site is a historic house at 1140 Columbia Avenue in Franklin, Tennessee. In that house, the Carter family hid in the basement waiting for the second Battle of Franklin to end. Carter House is situated 1 mile northwest of Franklin Battlefield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franklin and Cool Springs.
Franklin
Photo: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Franklin is a city of 81,000 people in Tennessee, just a few miles south of Nashville. There are two main areas of interest. One is the Cool Springs area, which is identified by its corporate and retail growth surrounding one of the largest malls in the Southeast, the CoolSprings Galleria.
Cool Springs
Suburb
Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cool Springs is a major commercial center located in Williamson County, Tennessee. Northern portions of Cool Springs fall within the city limits of Brentwood, while the rest is under the jurisdiction of Franklin. Cool Springs is situated 3½ miles northeast of Franklin Battlefield.
Franklin Battlefield
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Eastern Flank Battle Field Park”
- Categories: battlefield and recreation area
- Location: Williamson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.9081° or 35° 54′ 29″ northLongitude
-86.85961° or 86° 51′ 35″ westOpen location code
867MW45R+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 544667981OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5491303
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