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U.S. Air Date: December 2, 2008

Remembering the Battle of Franklin (Part 2 of 2)


Historian David Fraley discusses the remarkable Civil War battle that occurred in Franklin, Tenn. (Part 2 of 2)

 

Web Exclusives

  • Slideshow: The Carter House
    View some photos taken in and around the Carter House, the museum located on the site of the Civil War Battle of Franklin in Franklin, Tenn.
  • Audio: The Chosen Reservoir
    Historian David Fraley retells the story of "The Chosen Reservoir" and what happened when some military veterans visited the Civil War battleground in Franklin, Tenn.
  • Audio: The Sultana
    David Fraley discusses the greatest disaster in maritime history — the explosion on the Sultana, a Mississippi steamboat, which killed thousands.

Guest Biography

David FraleyDavid Fraley is a historian and the curator of the Carter House, a museum located on the site where the Civil War Battle of Franklin took place in Franklin, Tenn. David has conducted extensive Civil War research and is a popular lecturer at Civil War roundtables around the nation. He has authored numerous articles and is currently completing a manuscript he's titled "Hoods Retreat and the End of the Tennessee Campaign."

 

 
 
 

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