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Carnton Plantation

1345 Carnton Lane, Franklin, Tennessee

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+1 615 794 0903

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www.carnton.org

Possibly, the five bloodiest hours of America's Civil War took place here at the Battle of Franklin. On November ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Cemetery is well maintained, and in the evening the sun glows off of the tombstones for amazing pictures. more on TripAdvisor

The mansion is beautiful, but never as beautiful, nor as clean, as when my grandparents lived there. more on Yahoo! Travel

It was well worth the cost of the tour. more on Yahoo! Travel

I was expecting a much better experience based on the reviews for the $15 price. more on TripAdvisor

Wonderful Civil War history so if you're not interested just stay away. more on Yahoo! Travel

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It was bad! I hated it with all of my heart more on Yahoo! Travel

I was born and raised in Williamson county. When I was a boy I visited Carnton, because I knew the family that lived in the house and farmed the land. My wife and her sister from Florida, along with 3 small daughters visited the mansion ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Just took the Ghost Tour on Friday the 13th. It was great! The tour guide was very knowledgable and answered all of our questions. We toured the house by candle light which added to the ambience. Of course since this was a Ghost Tour ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We took a tour of the Carnton Plantation today and thoroughly enjoyed our experience. The historian vividly illustrated in our minds the horror of the battle of Franklin and the hundreds of men that were treated at the Carnton home ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Knowing that Carrie( the lady of the house) was such a caring person. Love the picture of the children that she lost in her bedroom. Love that she was a very stubborn woman. The house was beautiful adn still is. Do you believe in ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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As I am not a Civil War buff, I probably did not have the right frame of mind to visit this plantation. Our tour guide simply regurgitated a memorized presentation. Most of the house is not original b ... more on TripAdvisor

We have been to Carnton Plantation several times with visiting friends and family, and have always been pleased with the tour and the grounds. Be sure to go early enough in the day, since there are no ... more on TripAdvisor

Although the main story of the family came thru, every question asked was given the same answer "I'm not sure". Some questions were easy to answer, and in fact others in the tour would have that infor ... more on TripAdvisor

My interest in the civil war era does not extend deeply into antebellum architecture as it does for my spouse and her sister and touring house after house becomes repetitive especially when they are a ... more on TripAdvisor

This is such an important part of civil war history. I recommend every to visit here and see what life was like during that time. They have ... more on TripAdvisor