We got to go for a sunny drive in the convertible today and toured another historic plantation in the area. We are on a history roll lately! There is so much in the way of civil war history here that we have just never taken in. Today we toured the Carnton Plantation. It is the site of the Battle of Franklin in 1864, and also the setting for the recent bestselling novel, "The Widow of the South". The plantation was actually used as a field hospital after the battle and over a thousand of the confederate soldiers that died in the battle are buried in the cemetary. It was an enjoyable and informative afternoon!
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