Tag Archives: Battle of Franklin Trust

Saving History Saturday: 2.3 Acres Saved At Franklin Battlefield

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

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 … Continue reading →

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Preservation of the Franklin Battlefield

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Emerging Civil War

From ECW Correspondent Jason Klaiber Over the last ten years, the Civil War Trust has worked tirelessly to reclaim the once-lost Franklin battlefield in central Tennessee, where Confederates attacked Union forces on November 30, 1864. The attack ignited horrific, close-quarters … Continue reading →

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No NPS? No Problem!—Franklin

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Lee White

Part Eleven in a series prompted by the federal government shutdown. At press time, Congress had approved a budget but it had not yet made its way to the president. by Lee White Of all the battlefields of the civil war not … Continue reading →

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