This past weekend my parents came to Nashville to celebrate Father’s Day. Saturday morning we made our way to Franklin, TN to tour the Carnton Plantation. During the tour we were told the story of how the Battle of Franklin in 1864 (during the Civil War) impacted and changed the lives of the McGavock family. The McGavock’s home was used as a hospital for hurt soldiers during and after this battle. They created and maintained a cemetery on the plantation for each fallen soldier and kept a book that listed nearly all 1500 of them by name, only 300 are unidentified. Today, the McGavock Confederate Cemetery is a lasting memorial honoring those fallen soldiers and the Battle of Franklin. It is the largest privately owned military cemetery in the nation. My mom read the book that tells the McGavock story called, The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks, so it was even more interesting to her since she knew all about the family.
Afterward we ate lunch right in the heart of historic downtown Franklin at H.R.H. Dumplin’s. They had a small menu including sandwiches, salads, casseroles, etc. And the bread is homemade and let me just tell you it was delicious! We sat in the front window and enjoyed the views of Main Street.
After we filled up on good food we went antiquing! Franklin actually has an "antique district"! Who knew they had so many! My favorite store was a place called P.D.’s (not to be mistaken with Petey's :)) If you haven’t been you should go! They have really great things and not bad prices! I will definitely be back once Ryan and I have a house to fill up! I came out pretty good for the day (from a budget perspective) and only bought one vase for our bedroom. I loved it the minute I saw it and had to have it… luckily Ryan liked it too :). All in all, it was a great day with the folks. Thanks for coming up to visit! Hope you had a great Father's Day!
Beautiful gardens on the premises
A quick snapshot before the tour
There were hundreds of tiger lily's- a family favorite!
Roaming the gardens
They have lots of wedding here if anyone is interested!
The McGavock's home built in 1826
There were many small buildings along the property
New York Times bestseller
The McGavock’s answered every single letter that was written to them by family and friends of missing soldiers letting them know if they were buried there or not.
Taking break in the shade... it was hot!
Mom and Dad
The cemetery was divided up by state so family and friends of the soldiers could better located their loved ones.
The family cemetery is right beside the Confederates.
At H.R.H. Dumplins
Yum!
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