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a free black man refused to come a slave by Brian McGin (Liveright Publishing Corp, York, 2016). However, I bel that Roosa’s and Leon Reed’ statements that the captain officers of the SJ Waring w set free in Cuba may be in ror. McGinty (page 92) asse that on July 9, two days af capturing the Waring near N
York City, the Confederate vateer Jeff Davis intercept Mary Goodell off Rhode Isla
and transferred all her pri ers, including those taken
Goodell promptly returned t Portland, Maine. So the cit of New York had word of the
and New York and Cuba, the lease of prisoners in the N
seems far more likely. “Let Them Rest” by Gould Hagler was also very good. Nancy M Sherman Oaks,
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Vol. 42, No. 3 Battlefield Of Franklin Land Pres
considered the bloodiest acreage the Nov. 30, 1864, Battle of Fran is now being reclaimed as part of evolving Carter Hill Battlefield Local preservation leaders recent
from owners Reid and Brenda Lovell after a months-long proces of coordinating various funding
sources for the critical 1.6 acre adjoin the Carter House, a major battle landmark.
Details were recently provided a press conference led by Frankli
Charge board member Julian Bibb, who praised the “remarkable transition” of the Franklin battlefie Franklin’s Charge is a coalition civic and preservation groups who
joined together more than ten yea ago to purchase local battlegroun
Over 150 years ago the Army of Tennessee stepped off in a series
of charges to be virtually destro by Federals under John Schofield hopes of taking Franklin and late Nashville. At that time, most of the terr
was open farmland on the outskirt of what was once a small Middle
Tennessee farming community. Over time development covered much of
the battlefield with houses, ligh dustry, and small businesses. All that remained of the criti area where the Confederates temporarily broke the Federal line w the small farmhouse and a few acr
The 1.6 acres purchased, which adjoin the southern boundary of t
Carter House property, is compris of two lots. Today, they are occu
that were turned over to the City of Franklin Parks Department by
Franklin’s Charge and the Battle Franklin’s Trust (BOFT), managers of the Carter House the nearby Ca ton Plantation. The structures wi removed in coming months, possibl
relocated for other use. The purchase is only the lates in a long and arduous effort to r build the Franklin battlefield.
“It had to be a miracle,” quip Civil War Trust (CWT) President James Lighthizer, referring to th
most recent acquisition. Local re ident Michael Grainger, long time
Trust board member and former chairman, said, “Local leadership has been incredible and will cont ue to be a partner [with the CWT] In 2005, after years of frustr
attempting to preserve Franklin b tleground, local preservationists
cided it would have to be done th hard way, by buying properties, o
ten with buildings on them. The largest parcel of land was originally a local golf course sl to be sold to a developer to buil houses on what was the right flan
of the Confederate attack north t ward the Federal lines just south
chase from private donors, the CW the City of Franklin and others. 110-acre segment, now fully inter preted and known as the Eastern
preservation ball rolling in Fran Since that time nine other par
in proximity to the Carter House have been purchased and have been or will be, turned over to the Fr
at the Lovell purchase regory L. Wade photos)
lin Parks Department, according t Bibb. But it was the land just south Carter House, long considered the most bloodied ground in Franklin, and some say in America, that was
BOFT Chief Executive Officer Eric Jacobson noted, “to not have
this ground reclaimed and preserv would be like having Omaha Beach cut out of Normandy.” The most recent acquisition evolved when Franklin’s Charge an the BOFT began discussions with t
Lovells, who have a strong sense the history of the land, having g
up in Franklin. “I was born and raised in Fran
lin on ground many believe should have been a national park,” said Lovell. He recalled when visitors came to town and had to envision what happened, not walk on ground
where it transpired. “My great-grandfather, who fou
here, and my parents would be pro of what we are doing here today,”
said at the press conference. The Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously in February to fund part of the remaining debt on the Lovell property purchase. The previously
paid by the city on a non-interes basis over seven years. These funds will cover the bal now bridged by a local bank and w
be derived from the city’s hoteltel tax. Local banker Chuck Isaac
by his employer, First Farmers an Merchants Bank.