Battle of Nashville & Beyond

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Carnton Panorama

Civil War Plantation Virtual Tour:

Revised: 27Sep16 with additional tour spots of the Eastern Flank Battle Field Park.

1345 Eastern Flank Circle | Franklin, TN 37064

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This home was used as a field hospital during the epic Battle of Franklin. Tour the grounds in a 360° view from 12 points on the battlefield. The site is also home to nearly 1500 Confederate soldiers buried here from the battle. It is the largest privately owned Confederate cemetery. Tour the Eastern Flank battlefield of Franklin, with interpretive signs embedded in the virtual tour.

Beginning at 4 p.m. on November 30, 1864, Carnton was witness to one of the bloodiest battles of the entire Civil War. Everything the McGavock family ever knew was forever changed… read more

Note: get the full screen mode by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage. Some markers are embedded in the floating icons.

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© Bob Henderson | Athens-South

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Winstead Hill Tour

Panoramic 360 Virtual Tour 

 

Updated: 29NOV16

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The site of Gen. John Bell Hood’s command post during the epic American Civil War Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.

The tour goes from Winstead Hill to Gen. Wagner’s position on Columbia Pike. It travels thru fields that are in the process of being sold and developed. This may be the last imagery of this part of the battlefield. They are aproximatlety 1 mile from the 2 mile charge to the Federal inner line from Winstead Hill up the Columbia Pike to Franklin.

4023 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN 37064

Note: get the full screen experience by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage. Some markers are embedded in the floating icons.

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Fort Granger Tour

Fort Granger Virtual Tour:

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113 Fort Granger Dr, Franklin, TN 37064 | Lat: 35.92559 Long: -86.85999

Pinkerton Park Entrance is on Highway 96 near the Harpeth River Bridge

Revised: 12 Dec 2016 with higher resolution images and wintertime vistas.

Battle of Franklin tour of Civil War Fort Granger. The tour links to the Carter House, Carnton, Cotton Gin and Nashville tours.

Built in 1862-1863 atop Figuers Bluff on the Harpeth River on the Nashville Railroad, it encompasses about 275,000 square feet. It is named for Union Gen. Gordon Granger, and played a significant role in The Battle of Franklin in 1864.

Note: get the full screen mode by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage. Some markers are embedded in the floating icons.

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© Bob Henderson | Athens-South

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BOF: Loring’s Advance

Battle of Franklin Loring’s Advance Video:

2012 Battle of Franklin tour featuring Eric Jacobson. This 23 minute video describes Loring‘s Advance on the eastern flank of the Battle of Franklin. This land has been preserved by Save the Franklin Battlefield, Inc. and The Civil War Trust last November (2011). It includes 5 acres of core battlefield.

2/3rd’s of the Confederate casualties occurred on the eastern flank of the Franklin battlefield. 16 Federal cannons, in four hours, fired over 11,000 rounds of artillery into this area of the Confederate advance. Some of their regiments took up to 62% casualties. John Adams, one of the six Confederate generals killed at Franklin, fell in this charge.

It is located at the end of Meadowbrook Lane in Franklin, Tennessee.

3D panorama located on this post.

Loring’s Advance in The Battle of Franklin from Athens-South Productions on Vimeo.

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