Carnton Plantation (Florida escape part four)
On Thursday morning (January 8), I was ready for a few hours of soaking up history before I headed for home. From the Nashville Music City KOA, I drove back south through Nashville to the small city of Franklin. My mom and I had visited the Carnton Plantation and the Carter House in Franklin a dozen years ago. Since then, I had read Widow of the South , the spellbinding novel by Robert Hicks, which is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock. And so I was ready to return. The Franklin area was part of the last big campaign of the Civil War, and the Battle of Franklin played out around and within the city in 1864. At the Carter House, the family sought refuge in the cellar while the battle raged white-hot around their home. When you take the tour, guides are quick to point out the bullet holes and chips in the bricks. Read more about it at The Carter House . Carnton Plantation was the home of John and Carrie McGavock, but it was taken over by Confe...