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Pvt. A.A. Crews lived through Franklin, not so for several comrades
The 29th AL faced the Union left flank of Casement’s Brigade on the Federal line at Franklin. The 29th was part of Cantley’s Brigade, Walthall’s Division, on the eastern Union flank.… more →
The Civil War Gazette
Scores attend the Confederate memorial service at McGavock - Carnton
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: Scores of people came out to the McGavock Confederate Cemetery at the Carnton plantation in Franklin … more →
Historian Eric Jacobson leads unveiling of marker dedicated to Confederate Division that fought at Franklin
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: Following today’s memorial service for the nearly 1,500 Confederate soldiers buried at McGavoc … more →
McGavock Confederate Cemetery Memorial Service, June 1st
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: The United Daughters of the Confederacy will host a memorial service at McGavock Confederate Cemetry … more →
William Candace Thompson, 6th MS, writes of the action . . .
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: The 6th MS was part of Adams’s Brigade, which has 43 known dead buried at McGavock. The 6th MS has 3 … more →
Burial of the soldiers right after the Battle of Franklin?
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: Most of the Confederate (and Union dead) were buried “near and along the length of the Federal breas … more →
9th Mississippi fights at Franklin, Sharp’s Brigade, Johnson’s Division
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: Two known-identified 9th MS boys who fought at Franklin are buried at McGavock Cemetry in Franklin, … more →
6th TN soldier, Thomas Lindsay Murrell killed at Franklin, buried at McGavock Cemetery
tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: Thomas Lindsay Murrell fought for the 6th TN and was killed at Franklin (Nov 30, 1864). He is buried … more →
Pvt. A.A. Crews lived through Franklin, not so for several comrades
tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: The 29th AL faced the Union left flank of Casement’s Brigade on the Federal line at Franklin. … more →
Col. Ellison Capers, officer with 24th South Carolina, served at Franklin
tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: This is the overcoat worn by Col. Ellison Capers, of the 24th South Carolina, Gist’s Brigade, … more →
29th Alabama Pvt. A.A. Crews fought at Franklin
tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: The 29th AL faced the Union left flank of Casement’s Brigade on the Federal line at Franklin. … more →
Col. Ellison Capers, officer with 24th South Carolina, served at Franklin
tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: This is the overcoat worn by Col. Ellison Capers, of the 24th South Carolina, Gist’s Brigade, … more →
Five 13th Tenneseeans rest at McGavock
tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: Major Williams J. Crook, 13th Tennessee Infantry, was lucky enough to survive the Battle of Franklin … more →
