Historic and Beautiful Carnton Plantation

June 25, 2006 on 5:42 pm | In General |

Carnton Plantation is a beautiful and historic home, located in Franklin, Tennessee. It is filled with exact replicas of wallpaper lining the walls, taken from samples found underneath the layers of paint and grime, and reproduced, when the interior of the house was restored. The furniture, from the time period is stunning, reminders of the beautiful craftsmanship of days past. Walking from room to room is an extremely poignant reminder of the history the house holds, the whispers within the walls, the life, the festive moments, and joyous family times spent at the Plantation, and, of course, the hospital atmosphere, where so many lives changed, that November day.

November 30, 1864, was a bleak day in the history of the city of Franklin. The historic and beautiful Carnton Plantation home was used as a hospital during the Battle of Franklin, during the Civil War. In fact, blood stains remain on the hardwood floors in most of the rooms…a poignant reminder of those who had surgery, and those who died on the Plantation grounds.

This Plantation is the setting in the historical novel “The Widow of the South”. Widow Carrie McGavock personally grieved for all of the lost lives that day, in the Battle of Franklin, where 9,000 soldiers died. And, 1,481 Confederate soldiers are buried on the grounds, on two acres of land, in a private cemetery, on the Plantation. It is very sobering, indeed.

Carnton is a beautiful home, filled with exact replicas of wallpaper lining the walls, taken from samples found, and reproduced, when the interior of the house was restored. The furniture, from the time period is stunning, reminders of the beautiful craftsmanship of days past. Walking from room to room is an extremely poignant reminder of the history the house holds, the whispers within the walls, the life, the festive moments, and joyous family times spent at the Plantation, and, of course, the hospital atmosphere, where so many lives changed.

If you have the opportunity, and if you are a history buff, then it is a must that you visit Carnton Plantation, take the tour of the mansion, tour the smoke-house, the original home, and self-guided tour through the gardens.

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