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

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

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.

City: Nashville

Sun 23 Feb

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What's Included

Round-Trip Transportation from Nashville Aboard Air-Conditioned Shuttle

Admission to Carnton Plantation

Admission to Lotz House

Learn about The Battle of Franklin and how it included the bloodiest hours of the Civil War

Admission to Carter House

Spend time in the quaint historic town of Franklin to shop, eat, and view historic sites on your own

Visit 3 historical homes located in the town of Franklin, TN

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Lunch on your own in downtown 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.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
We do not require our guests to wear face masks, but we do encourage you to wear them when you are within 6’ of another guest outside your household.

What To Expect

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You’ll be picked up from your Nashville hotel in the morning and taken by comfortable coach to Franklin, a nearby city that played a key role in the American Civil War. 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

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

Carnton

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

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.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (228)

Norma_M

Nov 2022

Learning the history at each home we toured and feeling their stories. Each tour guide were knowable and passionate.

Karen_D

Nov 2022

I really enjoyed the stories of the tour hosts. They were very knowlegeable and entertaining from the bus driver through each museum’s host.

M3084UQphilipm

Nov 2022

We went on the 11/7/22 tour. It started with our driver, he was amazing how he could drive, talk the entire time telling us names, dates and background of generals and all the people involved in the Franklin Battle. When we got to the Carnton home, that woman was so knowledgeable again extremely detailed on the home's residents background, but also the battle that went on around the home and the cemetery on site. Finally, the guy that gave our tour at the Carter Home was fantastic, so detailed with names, dates he told the stories as if you were there witnessing the battles and the emotions of the people in the basement of the Carter home while the 5-hour battle was going on outside the home. When we walked into the Carter Farm Office at the end of the tour and saw the bullet holes in the wall it brought the whole battle into perspective and had an immediate emotional effect on the magnitude of the battle. The lady at the Lotz home was OK as well. To summarize, it was the best narrated tour, the most knowledgeable guides I've ever experienced and over all the best tour ever taken. Excellent job by all.

Response from Host

Nov 2022

We love when Nashville natives take the Civil War Tour with our team! Thank you for leaving such a telling review about your experience with Gray Line TN. We are so glad you enjoyed your driver and we hope to see you back!