$49,000 to Go!
Many of you know of our continued focus on saving and reclaiming the Franklin Battlefield. In 2005, Jim Lighthizer, Ed Bearss, and other preservationists knocked down the infamous Pizza Hut and reclaimed that once-lost battlefield land. Other recent preservation campaigns have clawed back other key tracts all around the bloody breakthrough region of the Franklin Battlefield.
Back in November we announced that we needed to raise $339,000 to reclaim the "strip center" tract at Franklin—ground that was covered with Confederate dead and wounded in 1864 but today sports a Domino's Pizza and a small market selling cheap beer. Well, thanks to the generosity of our members, we are now only $49,000 away from this goal!
With one more push—one more charge—we can place this once-lost part of the Franklin battlefield into the saved column. Help us save Franklin.
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Donors who give $100 or more will have their names placed on a battlefield marker!
Preservation
Featured Online Resources
Franklin: The Valley of Death by Thomas Cartwright
Greatest Charges of the Civil War
Terribly Torn at Every Step: In-Depth Look at the Union Defenses at Franklin
The Death Angel Gathers Its Last Harvest
Baptism of Fire: An Interview with Author Eric Jacobson
Battle of Franklin: Then & Now with Eric Jacobson and Robert Hicks
Preservation Partner
Videos
Animated Map
Watch the battle unfold in our animated map »
Satellite View
See an overhead view of the breakthrough region of the Franklin Battlefield »
Photos
Restoring a lost battlefield »
Check out or full collection of Franklin photos »
Maps
See the target tract on our battle map »
Battle Map: Battle of Franklin - Overview »
History
Ten Facts about the Battle of Franklin »
Terribly Torn at Every Step: In-Depth Look at the Union Defenses at Franklin »
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