Carter House, Franklin, Tennessee
Location Type
Other
Activity Level
(4/5)
Coordinates
35.925206, -86.868942
Description
Built in 1830 by Fountain Branch Carter, the Carter House, now a Civil War museum, lay in the middle of the Battle of Frnaklin, one of the worst Civil War battles. It was used by Union troops as a command post, while the Carter family hid in the basement amid …