This bookcase was originally owned by Tod Carter, and is said to have been used in his law office in downtown Franklin. Recently, we had the replica base finished to match the color tone of the original bookcase. Today, Tod's bookcase can be viewed in the museum at Carter House!
This is how a battlefield is reclaimed!!! These images span from late 2016 to early 2020 and show how the Carter garden, which is just south of the house, has been transformed. Thanks to everyone who has supported our efforts!! None of this would have been possible without you. In the next few...
Harriet Tubman died March 10, 1913 in Auburn, NY. She was about 91 years old. Born Araminta Ross in Dorchester County, MD, she was rented out as a domestic servant by age five. When she was twelve, she defended a man being abused and was struck in the head with a two-pound weight, leaving her with...
Wilson Fisher was born in Pickaway County, OH in 1842. His father was a farmer and laborer before the war and in July 1862 Wilson enlisted in the U. S. Army. He was mustered into Co. A, 45th Ohio Infantry. It was said, “The outbreak of the Civil War…aroused a feeling of loyalty in his breast and he...
Confederate Gen. Earl Van Dorn is among those that myth and legend has nearly enveloped. When the American Civil War began, Van Dorn was already 40 years old. He had graduated from West Point in 1842, served in the Mexican War, and fought against Indians all across Texas in the 1850s. In fact,...
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