In August 2020, The Battle of Franklin Trust, Save the Franklin Battlefield, Friends of Franklin Parks, and American Battlefield Trust partnered to purchase another piece of important hallowed ground in Tennessee. $107,500 saved the 2.3 acre parcel which was part of Carnton plantation during 1864 and saw heavy fighting during the battle.
Original news article: http://www.williamsonherald.com/communities/franklin-preservation-nonprofits-purchase-former-piece-of-carnton/article_c1308806-ebf7-11ea-98d2-770b106c585d.html
I was there once in 1997 and there wasn’t much there but the Carter House, Carnton Plantation and McGavock Cemetery, so I can’t wait to revisit Franklin Battlefield to see what has been added.
The preservation groups have done a magnificent job of bringing Franklin battlefield back from the dead. I’m eager to see that.