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By Gray Line Tennessee

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Free cancellation available
Price is €88 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
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Overview

  • Get an inside look at the bloodiest hours of the American Civil War on this tour from Nashville to Franklin, the site of the famous Battle of Franklin in 1864. Learn from your knowledgeable guide about the war’s dark history as you visit the Carter House and Lotz House, which still bear bullet holes and blood stains. You’ll also tour the Carnton and learn about its role during and after the war, when it became the country's largest private Confederate cemetery.

Activity location

  • Gray Line Tours
    • 37201, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 108 1st Ave S
    • 108 1st Avenue South
    • 37201, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Civil War Tour with Lotz House, Carter House & Carnton Admission from Nashville

  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h
    7h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
€87.56 x 1 Adult€87.56
Total
Price is €87.56

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Round-Trip Transport from Nashville Aboard Air-Conditioned Shuttle
  • Inclusions
    Admission to Carnton Plantation
  • Inclusions
    Admission to Lotz House
  • Inclusions
    Learn about The Battle of Franklin and how it included the bloodiest hours of the Civil War
  • Inclusions
    Admission to Carter House
  • Inclusions
    Spend time in the quaint historic town of Franklin to shop, eat, and view historic sites on your own
  • Inclusions
    Visit 3 historical homes located in the town of Franklin, TN
  • Inclusions
    7-Hour Guided Civil War & History Day Tour from Nashville
  • Exclusions
    Service charge
  • Exclusions
    Lunch (Lunch is on your own in city centre Franklin)

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Lunch on your own in city centre Franklin.
    • Accessibility: ADA-compliant vehicles are available for most tours if you provide us with a 48-hour notice. After scheduling your tour, please contact our Dispatch Office to confirm availability.
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Gray Line Tours

  • 7h
  • Admission ticket included
Please arrive at the Riverfront Train Station located at 108 1st Avenue South 15 minutes before the departure time. Visit sites near where the Union and Confederate armies fought and hear stories from your knowledgeable guide about the Battle of Franklin, fought on November 30, 1864 and known by many as the five bloodiest hours of the Civil War.

Carter House

  • Admission ticket included
Stop by the Carter House, located at the centre of the Union position during the battle. The house and its outer buildings still show hundreds of bullet holes.

Carnton

  • Admission ticket included
Next, enjoy free time in the quaint town of Franklin to shop, eat (own expense) and view other historic sites. You will then journey to the Carnton Plantation, ordered to be a Confederate field hospital by a Southern General and then made an eternal memorial to the Confederate soldiers by the mistress of the house. Now, the plantation is home to the largest private Confederate cemetery in the US. Tour the plantation with your guide and hear narrative descriptions about that fateful battle and the aftermath of the war. After your tour, you’ll be taken back to your Nashville hotel.

Lotz House Museum

  • Admission ticket included
At the Lotz House, which became a hospital after the battle, see cannon ball holes and bloodstains on the floors and walls, which bear witness to the savage nature of this horrific conflict. After touring these houses, you will be able to imagine how the residents of Franklin felt when they emerged from their homes on the morning after the battle to find more than 9,500 casualties.

Location

Activity location

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    Gray Line Tours
    • 37201, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    108 1st Ave S
    • 108 1st Avenue South
    • 37201, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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