cannons

Cannons at the Carter House.

Carter House - main house

This is the front of the Carter House. There is a two room basement which is where the family and friends stayed during the bloody five hour battle of the Civil War. Can you imagine sitting in a dark, dirt floor room while the house and property are being stormed by gunfire and cannons? As soon as the battle was over, the front rooms were used as a hospital right above the basement. The tour guide was very gruesome to explain how the blood ran down into the basement, and the amputations of the soldiers piled up at the window by the basement.

War Wounds

This is the back of the field office at the Carter House property. The holes are from bullets received during the Civil War. This is said to be the most damaged building still standing from the Civil War. There are over 1,000 bullet holes on the property. There is also holes from cannons used that day.

Carter House

This is the Carter House property. A major portion of the Battle of Franklin was fought here. The buildings from left are the main house, a farm office, a smokehouse, and a slave house. This slave house was moved to the property several years ago. The other buildings are original to the property.

Edible Carter House

This is the Carter House made out of cookies that was on display at the County Fair. The Carter House is a historic home that was used during the Civil War as a Federal Command Post. At the center of the battle it still has 1,000 bullet holes left in the brick. The family and neighbors stayed in the basement during the battle.