Posted in Nashville
September 22, 2016
The Story Behind This Haunted Battlefield In Nashville Is Truly Creepy
Nashville is fairly solidly settled in Civil War lore, a southern state with enough history to fill more than a couple textbooks. One of the most well-known in the Nashville area is the Battle of Franklin, fought on November 30th, 1864 in – you guessed it – Franklin. It was one of the worst battles in the war for the Confederate army, known as disastrous. It resulted in a bit of a haunting, as you can imagine – and we know the entire story.
The charge on Franklin was actually larger and longer than that of the well-known Gettysburg - Pickett's charge in Pennsylvania was actually less deadly, as well.
The battle also resulted in the most deaths amongst generals - six of them. The extravagant loss almost cost the state of Tennessee their army.
The Carnton Plantation was used as a hospital for the soldiers, and four of the six generals died on the front porch. The blood is said to stain the floors at night, and you can hear the spectral screams of the dying in the candlelight.
The largest Confederate graveyard is also located at the Carnton Plantation. There are not individual grave markers, but instead the mass graves are distinguished by state and the number dead that hailed from the spot on the stone. It's a bleak way to be honored after service, so many say that it is impossible for them to rest.
The nearby Lotz House is also said to play host to the many dead wandering about as supernatural spirits.
Visitors say quite often they find men in Confederate garb walking amongst the tombstones at night. Perhaps they haven't realized they're dead...?
If you walk along the right row of the cemetery, you'll walk by the grave of twin brothers. Some say they can feel someone grabbing or tickling their ankles as they walk by - ghosts with a sense of humor, maybe?
Eerie, right? Have you seen a ghost at Carnton…?
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