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Carnton Plantation
- Hours:
Mon-Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
3 reviews for Carnton Plantation
Oh, man, did this make my nerdy heart happy. The house is restored beautifully, with original reproduction wallpaper and some family furnishings. As another reviewer noted, you do see 145 year old blood stains on the second floor. I actually got a little nauseous picturing what occured in that room.
The history of the family and the Battle of Franklin is really interesting. You can really get a feel for how things looked in 1864, as the property is almost totally untouched by the outside world.
The guide was careful to point out when something she said was speculation or whether evidence supported one thing or another, which I appreciated.
If you're a fan of Widow of the South, the author often wanders through the property.
The Carnton is absolutely beautiful. I've been here numerous times and am continually saddened by the lack of restoration. The home was used as a field hospital during the Civil War and spawned a novel about one of its residents entitled "The Widow Of The South." Apparently, since that time it was been lived in and in so doing the entire downstairs was remolded. The floors on the second floor are original, and you can still see the bloodstains left from the make-shift operating tables. The third floor is completely closed off to visitors. The first guide I had here left many questions about the home unanswered.
Despite the regular tour, I'm a huge fan of their Halloween Ghost Tours. I would skip the $12 day tour and do this if you're here during October. The stories are wonderful and the scene is perfect. I definitely suggest taking one. They have several seasonal events during that time as well. The plantation is home to the largest privately owned military cemetery with soldiers from the Civil War, which really takes the experience to the next level.
Nearby to Carter house. Excellent guided tour, lots of interesting facts about the civil war. The nearby cemetary still gets regular visitors from all over the country to put flowers on their ancestors graves.