Slavehouse, Carter Farm, Franklin, TN (5)
Franklin, TN (Williamson County)
Carter House - It was here that the Confederate soldiers broke through the Union lines before finally being repulsed. Also, it was here that a desperate man-to-man struggle raged in the yard and garden. As the Union command post, it was the center of the fighting. (1)
There are two non-contributing structures located on the property. One is a log house that has been moved to the property. (1)
Enslaved men and women were the backbone of large farms across the pre-war South, both in growth and continued production. In 1860 alone, the Carter slaves helped grow and harvest 4,000 bushels of corn, nearly 500 bushels of wheat and oats, and 12,000 pounds of cotton. This 1840s slave cabin was moved to the property in the 1960s from another farmstead in Williamson County. According to the 1860 Census, seven slave dwellings existed on the Carter property and most, if not all of them, were torn down on November 30, 1864 and the wood was used to strengthen the Federal earthworks. (from local brochure)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/66000734.pdf
Slavehouse, Carter Farm, Franklin, TN (5)
Franklin, TN (Williamson County)
Carter House - It was here that the Confederate soldiers broke through the Union lines before finally being repulsed. Also, it was here that a desperate man-to-man struggle raged in the yard and garden. As the Union command post, it was the center of the fighting. (1)
There are two non-contributing structures located on the property. One is a log house that has been moved to the property. (1)
Enslaved men and women were the backbone of large farms across the pre-war South, both in growth and continued production. In 1860 alone, the Carter slaves helped grow and harvest 4,000 bushels of corn, nearly 500 bushels of wheat and oats, and 12,000 pounds of cotton. This 1840s slave cabin was moved to the property in the 1960s from another farmstead in Williamson County. According to the 1860 Census, seven slave dwellings existed on the Carter property and most, if not all of them, were torn down on November 30, 1864 and the wood was used to strengthen the Federal earthworks. (from local brochure)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/66000734.pdf