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War Civil Episodes TN Franklin, Excerpts from newspapers and other sources From the files of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection 7 leoi, "ts. i. ' Section12 ChicagoTribune,Sunday,November6,1994 ACivilWarcannon.'.g,u-.a''rds''!t'.-h.•'e',s'-l:a,:vecCaarbtiern;Hokuistecphheotno'' andbackporchofCarterHouse. ' "',':.' Franklin: Here, the Army ofTennessee died SpeciBaylJtaoctkhHeuTrrsitbune A'new'Grant'shomeopensin FRANKLIN,Tenn.—Ahundred St.Louis.Page3 andthirtyautumnsago,the Tcae'nsnCteoosnusfgeehdee—brupatutgeunnSaltcuaitcoekusysoAflrAosmmeeyrrioo-ff •ahiinrsmfsacaatdt,dGlheeattodynslbbyeuewrnigt,thhhderiofcfwoinuclufdltrsyoitmHei,an themajorcampaignsontheCivil mountthatverydayandwasso War'swesternfront—followedits pain-wrackedthatmanyhistori- dsheisptitnoytohfegoourteskairntdsbofadthigsenseereaml-- aninessawsistuhmleahuedawnausme-a-saitnignhcitsuraegoo-f ArtistKeithRoccocapturestheferio..cityof',t"..hye.'^fi,gPhatinitnigngicnouhritsespyaoifnKteiinthg,Rocco inglyplacidtown. opium. 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When carried in to die in OwtetroeSktirlalheld,anfidveJomhonreC.wCoaurntdeerd- ;''troigthht,ebfeiarrepsoiwleerntowfitthneesCsivnilotWaorn'lsy hhiosmbeeds,inCcaerteenrlimstaidngeihnis18f6i1r.stvisit aOnndeoUnneiocnapgteunreerdalinaltshoewsatrsugcgalpe.- \twievaepnoantruyrebouftitaslssuorgteoryt,he primi- noMnboarlelthholaens7p0r0esbeunltlleytvainsidblceani-n tfPntwCiFurhinroaara"rcaswrenukHnPdkntseik.eltttewslynthtdri,nr'ooniefssrgePayoitihnlfCachttdvkehntieashamtnBeaiertial'sdcgtElasadeta-ltslsslChteti,oae.nhrFfoarT"rfcr1ebhathd8gGuenh6aeet3ekrct],ogllt[neiiWtyeimqnhessaPeusbhciittutetcr,thrhrike"eeegce-- j';'m•jGcrtH'F"C;aeireoamurgIandonr,rhnrneptletergiceetnaenatmhttlregnehpos,xoatdCbRsrlteoiieeieanfsftvvvrfttsieaeayitslrrnrhvei,cieyseAeWeniimna,granteeghgrrbxattaeioiahadcencmtfittsakoopshrt'urswlteerstaaeeiiwtlnrs-fsfhlhciistiasigechntohsaceorfttorahoniffwuecpoarfdetenFnouernhsotdmdl-.-e.f btoghPritehlfoeasc"ePpoodtteooTonhow,duphsertateeolbCCfa"laauarnsfbrciraotdetlatoedmedrerfordidprsnnestte'tegshhtHhtseetsooetrefuhosCrwawysubarioetgtaeeorsrdtgrtr,teketeettl"srodhhetuouaesHsrtfcttaooahhhynCutteoasiahfsistgeuretoelhLsxtnlt.ttyseaheundrneorninsdy-ft- ett'severdreamedofbeing." never recovered from the effects Here,thus,occurredoneofthe oftheCivilWar.Theirfieldswere most epic, ifsenseless, battles of so full ofhorse skeletons, ac- the Civil War, one that all but couterments ofbattle and other broughtdownthefinalcurtainon debristhatitwasalmostimpossi- theconflict'swesterntheater.Yet itspresentmanifestationsarefar humblerthanthoseofGettysburg, Bull Run or even nearby MurfreesboroorFt.Donelson.No % a /% Lrrfj~r"ALA' J | >TennesseeRiver SpringHilJl —Mile=^sio"Sn^fIS ~^'w-—^>^==-^'4@'=?;~1M?CollvJiSLmpbia CarterHousephotos i) \ n FrontviewoftheCarterHouseinFranklin,Tenn.Thehouseisthe mostbullet-riddledcomplexofCivilWarbuildingsstillstanding. Anniversary atop the breastworks had been utesaway, Ft Donelson an hour struckbysomanybulletsasthe andahalfaway,ShilohandChat- ceremonies battleprogressedthattheyliteral- tanoogatwohoursaway, and so lyweretorntopieces. on,butmostCarterHousepatrons FRANKLIN, Tenn—An ki"llTehdreoertwhoouunsdaenddwmietnhinwe2r0e0 plurcotbaanbtltyowlielalvefivnedrytqhueimcskellyv.esre- uonfusvuiasliltyorlsargfernoummbtehre yards of the Carter House," Those disposed to linger will South and North appear to Cartwright says. 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