I’m so glad you did this one. Several years ago I read a book called “The Widow of the South” by Robert Hicks it’s about the battle of Franklin and is partly fictional when it comes to some of the characters but also very heartbreakingly accurate when it comes to the battle and the lady who helped see to it those who were lost in the battle were given a proper burial and remembered with honor no matter what side they were on. She also helped run a hospital out of her home for all of the wounded and did her best to record all of those soldiers names correctly not only so they were remembered in death but also in case their wives, mothers or loved ones out there who came looking for the remains of their lost loved ones after the war. She also gave the land for this cemetery and helped maintain it until her death years later. She couldn’t bare the thoughts of so many men who’d fought so bravely and gallantly to be forgotten in death. God bless her dear kind heart and soul for that. She didn’t care what side they were on, only that they be given a proper burial and be honored in death. Her name was Mrs.Carrie McGavock. She kept a written record of the names of the soldiers or even any even small bit of information she could find about the ones who’s names were unknown just Incase a loved one came looking for them. The book was largely based on true events the happened in the battle of Franklin and her fight to make this cemetery possible. Other small parts of the story are fictional as I said but it’s a wonderful book and her home used to be occasionally open for tours to the public years ago and may still be although I’m not sure about that with all of the changes in the last couple years with the virus. I took my sons to visit several of the battle sites years ago in that area and around our own area which is about 100 or so miles east of the battle of Franklin. There are several intriguing smaller cemeteries and historical locations from the civil war era in our area if your ever interest in checking them out let me know and I can give you all the information. I’m sure you’d find many of the stories interesting. Thank you for all your hard work and for all you do in making sure loved ones aren’t forgotten in death Ron. Take care and stay safe out there.
@juliegrey5280
2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed that book. Also there's The Black Flower and The Judas Field, both by Howard Bahr.
@kkormanik
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ron for another history lesson. I always reconstruct in my minds eye the battle and their conviction they had for their cause. The slave owners had much respect for their slaves that they buried them in their family plot. The state grouping reminds me of Gettysburg.
@DorisVoerster
2 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity to visit Carnton Mansion some years ago. The Mansion at one point was a field hospital and you can still see bloodstains on the wooden floor in one of the bedrooms. Heartbreaking. We ran out of time before we could visit the cemetery and I now feel like I have finally made that visit. Thanks, Ron! The site is well worth a visit. I hope to return someday. So much history💜💜
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
I was in there and yes, I saw it upstairs. Eerie. Sadly, Carter at house, I guess some fool mopped the floor and cleaned all the blood up. 🤦♂️
@MrMetalminded
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for spotlighting The Battle of Franklin! My wife and I have been visiting Franklin for the last 13 years and have seen the huge changes in reclaiming the battlefield!
@blancaesquer7051
2 жыл бұрын
Those Unknowns soldiers they're buried without a name here in earth , but the Lord Jesus knows their name , that's for sure ! Thanks again Mr Ron for another interesting part of History ! Greetings to you and your Gang , from Charlotte NC !
@noragibson5293
2 жыл бұрын
Franklin was a total rout for the South. I really love history especially the Civil War. A lot more people were killed during that time. Instead of 600,000 it was close to 800,000.
@susanna3
2 жыл бұрын
This was a cool visit Ron, you covered so much! I loved that you showed the graves and painting of the little McGavock girls, so sweet and sad💔 . That photograph of the girls was so haunting too. And I was glad to see a marker for the slaves. I paused to read the sign which stated while they were interred near the family section, the line of delineation between the 2 is obvious. Says it all. The military section was beautifully laid out. I was guessing that some families visited afterwards to put up larger stones. Awesome job Ron!
@r.martin4752
2 жыл бұрын
You are correct Susannah. The Mistress of the house made lists of the dead soldiers, where and when they died, wrote letters to their loved ones. Letting family know where they rested and that they were welcome to stay where they were or the family could could come and take them home. Many families did that but many more loved the peace and quiet of the cemetary and felt their loved one would be much happier there with their comrads. Later they came back with or sent family headrests to be placed at the gravesites.
@susanna3
2 жыл бұрын
@@r.martin4752 Very kind that the effort was made to reach out to the families of the fallen.
@marywright6759
2 жыл бұрын
I have visited here. The headstones that are different are put there by the families. Hood got hoodwinked by the union army sneaking by the sleeping confederates in the middle of the night at Spring Hill. Gave them time to dig in at Franklin. Hope you visited the Carter house too.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
I visited everything, you will like tomorrow night's episode.
@ruialbertocosta1886
2 жыл бұрын
Serene , peaceful place. Thank you again for your lecture in American History. Great presentation. 🏅 🏆
@debbieclark3902
2 жыл бұрын
This video was VERY good, and so touching. I had Great Grandfathers who fought on both sides, as Missouri was a border state. But the history you showed us brought tears to my eyes, thinking one of those Unknown soldiers might be a relative. Whether Union or Confererate they all fought for what they believed in, as it was from the beginning of our Country, it gave us all or Freedom. Thanks.
@tommywood343
2 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful confederate cemetery. Thank you Ron for this great video
@sweettinz2401
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, a great video and love seeing the pictures.
@Johnwallace-m4m
6 ай бұрын
I had two GGGrandfathers that fought at Franklin. I appreciate you posting this. I've been there several times.
@FacesoftheForgotten
6 ай бұрын
Amazing history, and you have a great family legacy
@bethbrafford1752
2 жыл бұрын
Good morning
@marieyatestaylor5732
2 жыл бұрын
I read the book, many years ago, about this lady and her valiant efforts. She turned her plantation into a hospital for both sides of the conflict. Many died, and though many died and remained nameless, the madam and her lady servant, who refused to leave her, carefully and meticulously described each soldier into books, and kept the locations of each grave recorded. Until the rest of her life, family were still writing to her and showing up, to find or recover their loved ones. They came in buck-boards and she always obliged them in every way. One family came and the father had brought soil from their home to be added to their beloved son's grave. Another, a poor farmer, brought her all the money he had to thank her for the respect she had shown his fallen son. Sometimes, people came because of dismay that their loved one was buried "with the enemy". But, when they arrived, they were secure that each fallen soldier had been buried with equal dignity, and then, would leave them there among their fellow comrades. Even the nameless soldiers' family would inquire and she and her lady servant would work late into the nights, searching physical descriptions in her books, by lamplight, attempting to connect families and fallen loved ones. I believe the book, was named "The Confederate Woman", and I finally, 30 years after reading the book, I found her photograph on Pinterest. I lost my breath to see what she looked like. Stop and imagine that every single person who contacted her, heard about her cemetery by word-of-mouth, from all the different states. Thanks for reading this.
@peggygalati2191
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it stay tuned it's Sunday a Live walk at 6pm eastern time and a premier tonight see you there.
@scottcollins7180
2 жыл бұрын
love civil war history! every well put together video! thank you!!
@r.martin4752
2 жыл бұрын
So haunting Ron. Will you be doing another video of the house? So many soldiers died on that balconed white porch and throughout the house. Bloodstains on the floors remain till today. Such a haunting time. Thank you Ron, for going.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
No, I don’t do museums or that kind of stuff. Only cemeteries, mausoleums. With very very very few exceptions. But I did go through the house, I saw the blood stains upstairs, that was like going back in a time machine you could feel like you were there it is totally preserved they went to a lot of effort and it’s amazing. Sadly Carter house they mopped the floor and washed that blood off, someone not versed in history obviously. 🤦♂️
@r.martin4752
2 жыл бұрын
@@FacesoftheForgotten -- That's ok. As long as you went through it yourself. There's just no explaining the feelings, you have to experience it for yourself 😊.
@carolk5770
2 жыл бұрын
Great story. All Americans should know these battles happened!!!
@tommyhall8301
2 жыл бұрын
Hey buddy good to see you again take care keep warm
@DotDot126
2 жыл бұрын
An additional fact...no dog tags. Most Confederates didn't even have uniforms. The Confederates signed up from farms & wore their own clothes & brought their own hunting rifles. Remember, the federal government wasn't funding the South's efforts. The Union soldiers wore uniforms so I imagine that's how they decided which side was which. No uniform, Confederate. Uniform, Union.
@steveoconnor7069
2 жыл бұрын
True but initially the southern armies had old federal uniforms and it often was quite confusing to both sides. A Confederate general famously rode up to a contingent of Union soldiers at the Battle of Perryville in Kentucky and was able to escape from the stunned Union soldiers just as quickly as he rode up on them issuing orders. The fog of war!
@sharonrojas9569
2 жыл бұрын
I have heard of it. It was mentioned in "Gone With the Wind" because Rhett Butler allegedly fought in that battle.
@debbiegsyarnylove8424
2 жыл бұрын
WOW! Very interesting thanks for sharing!
@tubularfrog
2 жыл бұрын
It was crazy for Hood to order his men to charge over that huge open field, while the Federals just sat on the edge of the woods and waited for them to reach musket range. What a waste of good fighting infantrymen. Seeing all of those grave markers brings home the enormous loss of life from that battle. It must have been an Olympian task for the McGavocks to exhume and reinter all of those Confederate dead. Obviously a labor of love for them.
@lorie1357
2 жыл бұрын
There were women from the confederate army as well. In fact there is a book written about it. It is said they fought with veracity.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
yes, I am well aware, I did an episode on one over a year ago! kzitem.info/news/bejne/1mh8lmyPpIOCo5g
@LAT-qk3vj
2 жыл бұрын
Hello from Franklin TN!
@kimsellers1470
2 жыл бұрын
Here in Vicksburg, we have the largest Union cemetery in the nation. There are over 17,000 Union troops interred in our National Cemetery, with almost 13,000 of those being "Unknown". There are also veterans from the Mexican-American War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I - II, and the Korean War interred there. The Confederate Soldiers were interred at a different cemetery in Vicksburg, Cedar Hill, in what is called "Soldiers' Rest". There is an estimated 5,000 Confederate troops interred at this location, with approximately 3,500 of those being "Unknown". Among the Confederate troops there is also a headstone for "Old Douglas", the camel given to Col. Moore of the 43rd Mississippi Infantry. His remains however are not interred. It is speculated that he was eaten after being shot and killed by Union sharpshooters. It is sad that the majority of the graves, both Union and Confederate, are "Unknown". Though meticulous records were kept for the Confederate, sadly those records were lost. Parts of the record were discovered later, but so many remain without names. Of the 13,000 Union troops that remain unknown, part of this would be due to the remains being disinterred from other locations around the country and sent here for burial. By the time those troops were removed for proper burial, the remains were unidentifiable.
@KimberlyLew
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting-thanks
@justinweaver8787
2 жыл бұрын
May god have mercy on their souls an thank them for their service an sacrifice!. May they all rest n peace!
@kevinsteinmiller8115
2 жыл бұрын
That one tall marker you walked by had a Masonic crest on it , masons were fighting both for the south and North . I am a 4 th generation mason
@gloriapinkerton9487
2 жыл бұрын
Great episode! What a great story and the cemetery was amazing. I like that the house is still standing as well. I love history…Which is one of the reasons I do genealogy. But wouldn’t be great to have DNA performed on the unknowns to give them a name??!! But during the Civil War there was just too many as in any war. Thanks Ron!🇺🇸
@katem58785
2 жыл бұрын
Hi from Australia, Ron it's really sad that your country has been divided by battle's and I believe it's still divided today (is that right) very sad. 🇦🇺🇺🇸
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
Just like the rest of the world
@katem58785
2 жыл бұрын
@@FacesoftheForgotten yes true every sad why can't we all just live in peace and love. Bless you Ron 🇦🇺🇺🇸
@judyclark5736
2 жыл бұрын
I love the the photos on tombstones. I want it on my stone someday. What is the best quality of material that would last the longest? Porcelain?
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
Porcelain and brass backing
@michelemcneill3652
2 жыл бұрын
Born McDonald, I've found Union relatives, but don't know how to find my Confederate ancestors. I know I had people on both sides mostly from Missouri.
@revolution1970
2 жыл бұрын
According to google earth it is 4 tenths of a mile due north of cemetery to tree line.
@steveoconnor7069
2 жыл бұрын
It was an unfortunate loss of life but a fortunate Union victory. Hood was a terrible general who loved to lead his men into many "glorious" charges that mostly led to defeat and decimation of his men.
@riverbender9898
2 жыл бұрын
Hallowed ground...
@Wendeajo
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking that, if these are the men whose graves were moved, it's quite likely they were placed in one deep common pit, maybe not even in coffins, perhaps wrapped in canvas or whatever. I don't think they were literally buried 'shoulder to shoulder in tight coffins'. Remember this was a reburial. Whoever was in charge of the graves would have saved time, money and backs to bury them quickly and efficiently - then neatly lined up the stones. This is what they did at the memorial to the Texas City victims of 1947.
@joeystrobel5747
2 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@natalieb7303
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a beautiful monument to the enslaved Africans.😢 I'm sure there were probably women who fought on their own lands & probably followed their men.
@cathymcglasson6947
2 жыл бұрын
RIP to everyone who lost their life to the battle and to all who has ever been enslaved and got their freedom in death.
@loveliberty1352
2 жыл бұрын
My 4th great grandfather was mortally wounded at the Battle of Franklin. He was taken to a POW hospital where he later died. He is buried at Mt Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. Thank you for visiting this cemetery. I appreciated seeing the resting place of his fellow soldiers, especially those from Mississippi.
@justinweaver8787
2 жыл бұрын
May god have mercy on his soul an thank him for his service may he rest in peace.
@BellesDreams
2 жыл бұрын
God Bless your grandfather, what a horrible war. May he Rest In Peace .❤️🇺🇸
@christinalock9937
2 жыл бұрын
Your grandfather, fought a war!! And passed, how heartbreaking for your grandmother,and family. How admirable he fought someone's cause?? War solves, nothing! Only the loss of loved ones, in every side.
@donnaelkins186
2 жыл бұрын
I live near Franklin . I was hoping you would do this story. Thank you Ron. I love that cemetery. Walked it many time and the house is gorgeous inside and out. There is a building there were so many lost limbs that they were piled half way up that building. There is a bloody foot print in the house from a nurses foot.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
saw it.
@beckybradford2718
2 жыл бұрын
Wars are so sad, and nobody really wins. So much death, so tragic. Thanks for honoring these soldiers!!!
@steveoconnor7069
2 жыл бұрын
Ultimately though the south lost the war and the union was saved and slavery abolished so it was a victory but at a terrible cost.
@steveoconnor7069
2 жыл бұрын
@@Col92019 Actually it was, please stop withe the revisionist history and lost cause nonsense.
@Golfer5824
2 жыл бұрын
Confederate deaths were 1750 compared to only around 200 Union dead. Included in those losses were six confederate generals. It was an appalling defeat for the south
@steveoconnor7069
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much any army that had Hood as the commanding general was doomed.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
Carnton museum has busts of all of the fallen Generals...amazing place
@Chuthermucker
2 жыл бұрын
Fort Hood, Texas is named after General John Bell Hood. That cemetery is so beautiful.
@andreacoop8725
2 жыл бұрын
You are litteraly in my backyard so to speak! Welcome to Franklin!
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
probably one of the most beautiful clean and friendly cities in America.
@pamelamorrison3458
2 жыл бұрын
my daughter -in -law is from Franklin,TN
@magrebtraveler
2 жыл бұрын
The Battle of Franklin was a suicide mission for the Confederates. Again a great vlog!
@steveoconnor7069
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much every battle under John Bell Hood was a suicide mission. He was a terrible tactician.
@shelbychambers307
2 жыл бұрын
They put the generals that were killed on the Carter house porch the carter's lost their son who was in the battle
@jmorgan5252
2 жыл бұрын
RIP all Soldiers
@randall1959
2 жыл бұрын
If you ever get a chance, go to Lexington, Missouri and check out the battle of the hemp bales. There's a lot of history in that area. Lexington is actually part of the "Trail of Tears" as well.
@foundvhs
2 жыл бұрын
Found some cool stuff along the Trail of Tears in Jackson County . Small little confederate graveyard with 8 stones. There is also the foundation and fireplace leftover from an old INN.
@magrebtraveler
2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see that.
@gregandrews8899
2 жыл бұрын
Balls bluff battle in leesburg va was a pretty big battle .Bull run battlefield in manassas va was a big battle. Rt 29 goes right through the middle of it
@vanessahall5282
2 жыл бұрын
I love Carnton, the McGavock family home. Have visited the family cemetery and the Confederate Cemetery, I always pay my respects when I visit my son in Murfreesboro. A lot of soldiers sewed their names into the clothing they wore, dog tags came about bcuz of the dead in the Civil War that ended up being unknowns. Truly sad. If you get the chance, take the tour of the home, lots of historical information. Also make a visit to the Carter house, and to Rippavilla in Spring Hill, you won't regret it. Embrace your history, it's the only one you have, you are doomed to repeat history if you don't...
@steveoconnor7069
2 жыл бұрын
If you ever go to Gettysburg attend the Park Rangers presentation on the National cemetery there. A tremendous amount of effort was made to identify the Union dead buried there.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
I did the tour of the Carnton home, nice tour guide, knowledgeable.
@vanessahall5282
2 жыл бұрын
@@FacesoftheForgotten by any chance, was your tour guide, Kerrie... loved having her as the tour guide on my last visit, she knows her history! 🥰
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
@@vanessahall5282 She was our guide actually- yes…. boy she knew the story so well, she was fun to listen to.
@vanessahall5282
2 жыл бұрын
@@FacesoftheForgotten Yep, she's Awesome!
@lillypad9960
2 жыл бұрын
God bless those soldiers who fought for what they believed in, right or wrong. Such a beautiful resting place and so close to their fellow men in arms. I thank you Ron, for showing us what a lot of men saw in their last moments on earth.
@chucknorman8522
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you doing the story in Franklin. I live here. Wish I had known you were here, would have liked to have met you. When you zoomed in on the Carnton mansion that was the back of it. Thanks for being here. Thanks for your stories. Stay well!
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
I stayed at the Hilton in Franklin for a week, wow, what. great place, and a good antique store too!
@Corgis175
2 жыл бұрын
Not familiar with this battlr but believe all who served should be recognized.
@michaelhilinski7889
2 жыл бұрын
This cemetery really helps someone in the 21st century visualize the human cost of 19th century warfare. So many graves.. and to think all those people died in the field literally a stones throw away.
@mygrammieis
2 жыл бұрын
I second that emotion 🧐
@RameyRocks
2 жыл бұрын
It's so hard to imagine...so many mamas lost their little boys...I have 2 sons and can't imagine losing them in such a tragic way. All honor to every person who chooses to put their their country before themselves.
@DotDot126
2 жыл бұрын
You are in the richest county in Tennessee! I live in Greenbrier, TN which is North of Nashville. In neighboring town, Ridgetop, there is a Civil War reenactment every year. The South seems to love to celebrate their greatest loss. Kinda odd.
@steveoconnor7069
2 жыл бұрын
Statistically and momentum "wise" I would have to say Gettysburg was their worst defeat because pretty much from that point on the confederacy was only fighting a defensive war from that point onward.
@DotDot126
2 жыл бұрын
@@steveoconnor7069 I was referring to the entire Civil War in referencing their greatest loss.
@reginaduncan3714
2 жыл бұрын
No one knows why the soldiers were facing west . Hum . Because The Lord the Bible says coming from the Eastern Sky . I hope I got that right
@KimberlyLew
2 жыл бұрын
Brothers against brothers. May they all Rest In Peace. Whoever planned out that cemetery….very nice.
@dawntaylor239
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful house simply breathtaking thanks Ron for all this amazing history may each one of this men Rest In Peace
@msveliz01
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing history to us. I enjoy learning about past historical events.
@cindyarmstrong8040
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this piece of sad history with us. Such a noble woman Mrs McGavock was to bring honor to the Confederate fallen.
@christinereinhart2111
2 жыл бұрын
I'm close to Johnson Island POW camp in Marble head Ohio. The camp Cemetery markers that you see now where put up after the war. So there's a lot of unknown there
@vanessahall5282
2 жыл бұрын
Did you know that Tod Carter was imprisoned for a short period of time at Johnson Island and was to be transferred when he made his escape? He was a Captain and that is why he was sent to Johnson Island in the first place, bcuz he was an officer. This happened in the same year, months prior to the Battle of Franklin.
@christinereinhart2111
2 жыл бұрын
@@vanessahall5282 I did not know that very interesting
@teresaganey7478
2 жыл бұрын
This story is very interesting.such a sad happening.Just think of all the history there.ill bet there is a lot of historic relics out in the war area.probly lots of sprits there.
@vee5196
2 жыл бұрын
There's a story in the history book from Hampshire Co WV about my gg grandfather, Wm Bona Loy. He was confederate (I'm not proud I hate war not people) He went to take what he thought was a dead soldiers (enemy) pair of boots off for himself, but when he did the soldier ask him why because he was dying. Well, Boney (nick name) didn't. He is buried in Romney WV, actually has head stones in two different places? One is at a church and another in a field? It's stones with the finger pointing up 👆. Thank you for this story! Made me think of him and all the soldiers at war without boots. 😢
@cindywilliams2185
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Ron thanks for another awesome video. I always learn something new.
@hlmoore8042
2 жыл бұрын
A friend and I toured this place a couple of years ago. The drive to it was real pretty. If you tour the house ... there are blood stains still on the floor of the upper bedroom from where it was used as a hospital. There is a book written about this battle.
@kellark
2 жыл бұрын
Im from Ontario Canada but Ive actually been there a few times. 1st time I visited I took the tour of the house. I remember there are still blood stains on the floor in a room on the top floor.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
correct ken. the blood is still on the floor. sadly, someone commented here that they washed the blood off the floor at Carter house.
@kellark
2 жыл бұрын
@@FacesoftheForgotten .. Carter house was closed when I visited it but if I recall correctly the brick had lots of holes from the musket balls hitting it.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
@@kellark It does indeed!!!!
@marilynburak4452
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know much American history,but I love hearing you and I’m learning from you…from Marilyn in Nova Scotia, Canada..
@banker1313
2 жыл бұрын
@@dustyrustymusty3577 really? I had never heard that....
@carlaemerson1195
2 жыл бұрын
How incredibly sad no matter the belief right or wrong. So many lives lost. Thank you Ron for the respect you show for everyone. The slave graves made me cry. Such a tragedy.
@don-e4838
2 жыл бұрын
Another well put together production! 5 🌟 Many soldiers would stitch their names in their trousers for ID.
@judithgallegos1748
2 жыл бұрын
We lived in Brentwood, TN, next door to Franklin for several years and visited this cemetery as well as the Carter House and their cemetery. I recall at the time seeing blood on the floors of the Carter house where amputations were done. Years later someone cleaned those floors wiping out an important part of history.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
yep, dumb!!! leave it alone!! makes me ill to think about. Carnton has a room with the blood still in the wood floor.
@angietrivett11
2 жыл бұрын
I agree that the bloodstains should be left on the floor but hindsight is 20/20…but at the time it was such an awful experience to have lived through that they wanted to forget about it. If this happened at our home today we wouldn’t want bloodstained floors….a hundred years from now people would be saying we should have left them
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
@@angietrivett11 I would agree if it were the original people within the period of when that happened, but I was let to believe this was some people with the museum or later on, not thinking not preserving. What if it’s the people that live there like right after the battle-- yeah I get that.
@judithgallegos1748
2 жыл бұрын
@@angietrivett11 The blood stains were removed around the late 1990's, a long time afte the end of the Civil War.
@JBB4118
2 жыл бұрын
My Great, Great uncle John Isaac Phillips from Maryland was KIA in Virginia, buried in a mass grave but has a Personal marker for him at the site.
@americanpatriot2422
2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video and presentation.
@amandapanda7878
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ron ofr telling this story as I never heard about it.May all those soilders rip and I thank them for their service.what a lovely cemetary.
@cazzawazza9553
2 жыл бұрын
I love looking at old pictures and see what places are like now.seeing the trees.the story's they could tell. Where I'm from in Hatfield 🇬🇧 there is a tree in Hatfield house that Elizabeth 1st was told she was queen and the tree is still there.its amazing
@terrydevries914
2 жыл бұрын
Oh the suffering and sadness, for those who died and the living.
@dakotanevada86
2 жыл бұрын
Heartbreaking! Another great video. Thank you.
@frandistabile4723
2 жыл бұрын
I have learned more history from you than I ever did in school. Thank you for that Ron. Rest in Peace to all the brave soldiers, those that were enslaved, and all who lived through this. God Bless you all.
@jeremyfry513
2 жыл бұрын
The civil war period is my favorite time period, No disrespect to todays soldiers, but back then the soldiers didn't have what today military have, back then it was more hand to hand combat, God bless all who gave their lives.
@Linda-in9ns
2 жыл бұрын
Good morning. Be safe. 👊🏼
@beckiejarrell9774
2 жыл бұрын
This one bought tears to this Georgia Lady. Thank you
@gibwest4968
2 жыл бұрын
Had a local take a tour of the battle and comments. Hood wasted the army, terrible general.
@tammydalcourt4265
2 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Smyrna - we had a haunted battleground where you could hear cannons & running and screams at night.
@tammydalcourt4265
2 жыл бұрын
I just want to add - that’s what the locals always said - I never heard anything - I did however see many artifacts lying around in the Field’s
@fileinterrupted1787
2 жыл бұрын
what part of Smyrna i wana check it out
@RhettyforHistory
2 жыл бұрын
I have not been here but it is fascinating to see where the battlefield is and also the house. I wonder if this was where General Granbury was originally buried. Thanks for showing us the Confederates too.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely worth the trip Rhett, and if and when you go, definitely try to go inside the Carnton house, the tour.
@RhettyforHistory
2 жыл бұрын
@@pippadot679 Hello my friend!
@jackbest6677
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this history lesson. You are very informative on these battles. The schools need to teach more of this. So much history is lost. Really appreciate all that you do Ron. Thank you
@timwebster6151
2 жыл бұрын
Ron did you know around three thousand brits died in the American civil war on either side
@wooleygirl5240
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting Franklin. I had two relatives who fought in this battle and both were lucky to escape death here. My nephew lived in Franklin and a couple of years ago, he took my sister to visit. At that time the home was open for tours, and they toured it too. No pictures were allowed, but the brochure showed how pretty it is inside. I stitched a sampler reproduction of the original sampler that is displayed in the home. Pam Miller in Alabama
@janem9408
2 жыл бұрын
The ferociousness of the battle is reflected in the preserved walls of the Carter House nearby.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, bullet holes, I saw it.
@bobpeckinpaugh2550
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. My 3rd great uncle, Charles B. Caddy was wounded in this battle ended up in Andersonville Prison for 5 months. He narrowly avoided boarding the Sultana river boat, finally making his way home to Ohio.
@marymahaffey4618
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Ron very interesting story and good job 👍 you did presenting this story of battles and soldiers rip all who lost their life including soldiers for sure and slaves who now have freedom... 🙏😇😞😪. Take care sir and safe travels......
@lindaball6714
2 жыл бұрын
Looking across the number of grave stones is just breathtaking. It matters not where you stand honestly, it’s just such a huge loss of human life. And just an observation that plantation is beautiful, and on the “family/civilian” side is equally heartbreaking. Lovely little girls just precious and innocent. Anyway I hope our comments stay respectful, it’s a touchy subject still today, but all deserve honor for their service to their truth.
@FacesoftheForgotten
2 жыл бұрын
Right on Linda.
@kristenschnese698
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting story along with the carnton plantation. The lady of the house had great vision Franklin is haunted so is the plantation…interesting that in some places there were still canon balls in some places it’s a very humbling place
@timwebster6151
2 жыл бұрын
One day I’m coming across to tour these battlefields
@hlmoore8042
2 жыл бұрын
I was told that it was because the press of the day wanted to be in Nashville FIRST so they ignored Franklin.
@Whitericeinmysalad
2 жыл бұрын
Hello.
@susanweiss1439
2 жыл бұрын
No matter which side, these were sons who paid the ultimate price for war, that they thought was correct in their eyes. Women followed their husbands to cook, mend uniforms, and nurse the wounded and tended the dying. If they were country folk, you can bet they could shoot as good as, if not better than their men.. Unknown to us, but known to God.
@brucehorner936
2 жыл бұрын
The picture you showed looks like the wrestler brian danielson.
@debsguitar2
2 жыл бұрын
I had 2 great great grand fathers fight in that war. Maybe they were at that very spot. Their is SO much histroy down south.
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