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A War Damaged House of the Civil War | History Traveler Episode 68
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2024
- When learning about war, rarely do you hear about the impact that it has on the local civilians. In this episode, we're at the Carter House which was at the epicenter of some of the most violent fighting during the Battle of Franklin. Be sure to watch this one from beginning to end. What is there is simply unbelievable.
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I think it's incredible they had the sense of mind not repairing the structure for its historical value
Did you make it to LaGrange, Tennessee?
It is an entire small Town on the National Register. I really recommend a Google Search and visit when you're in West Tennessee.
Safe travels and
Best Wellbeing ...
@@dinos6231 and how did they preserve it? Wouldn’t the holes make it degrade due to elements? Definitely want to check it out. Not far from The Hermitage and Jack Daniels home I think
Yeah, thanks man
You have most definitely earned all my respect. Love your work.
The most amazing thing isn't the battle scars. It's that the damage has remained intact, without replacements or repairs, for over a century and a half!
I was wondering why the family didn't repair the holes after the war ended.
@@boudicacelticwarrior1481 They probably moved away. As they tragically found out, that was a dangerous place to be.
I was going to say the same thing
It should serve well as a reminder. A heavy price was paid and rarely if ever acknowledged. We the people have never fought a war from house to house neighbor against neighbor brother against brother in an all out bloody heinous mess called glory. I look apon it with reverance and think. Nobody in this country bends the knee you see so it is so much worse. Both sides full of grit determination fortitude and an unshakable belief that they are right. We the people had better get a grip because we are a much bigger danger to one another than any international threat. We are mean bastards every one of us. Mighty in a way that other people just aren't. Creative innovative and adaptable . We the people are a force of nature . We could turn our society into a figurative tornado alley. God help us all if we can't pull our heads out of our asses and soon.
It was mentioned in a previous video that the Carter's son who was fighting for the Confederacy during the battle made it back to the Carter house only to be killed by a Union soldier! The Carter's must have had a lot of painful memories!
When you walked into the building with all of the bullet holes that had daylight shining through, it looked like a trip to a planetarium. Outstanding video. Thanks so much for sharing.
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Man.. this channel is a gold mine, brother. I love how you tell stories non biased. A lot of folks tend to look at people of the past with their modern day lenses.. they try to project modern ethics on these folks that lived more than a century and a half ago. It's crazy. Thanks for showing respect to all involved and keeping their memories alive! Cheers man, and subscribed!
Thanks! Appreciate that more than you know.
There’s no such thing as “modern” ethics. That’s ridiculous. What’s wrong today was wrong back then, and the people back then knew right from wrong, they just didn’t care.
It's amazing that someone had the foresight to preserve the history. You'd think the family would have repaired the house after the battle.
It would have been too expensive for them after the war.
The family was likely more focused on just surviving. Also, war or not; old family items were often just left in storage because back then, folks weren't as wasteful as we are today.
Perhaps they left the damage as a reminder of how awful war is.
I would think the owners would have at least plugged the holes ( even just mud and cut up straw) that it was livable. 🤷♀️
Maybe they were unplugged for the museum? Idk
Thank you for this beautiful video about the Carter house, and a big thank you to all the individuals who have worked so hard to preserve this site. On a personal note, my great, great, great grandfather died at the battle of Franklin. He was on the Union side. He was a private with the 64 regiments from Ohio and is listed among the union dead that died on Nov 30, 1864. Therefore, this last video of your trilogy about the battle of Franklin holds a special meaning to me. Thank you for taking on the task of bringing American history to people across the United States and the world, your videos are such a delight to see here on TH-cam.
My grandfather's great uncle was killed at the Battle of Franklin. And I have the book " the widow of the South" which is about the lady who owned the land where the battle was fought and they used her house as a hospital for the casualties of the battle. It's a good read. The story about the Carter house is in the book also.
I have visited Carnton and read the book.
That is a GREAT book!
@@heehaw8401 that cemetery has ghostly energy fo'sho. I was taken there decades ago, didnt know a thing about it up until that moment. The field was banging with energy. I had to leave.
My great grandfather's great grandson is impressed that you know your ancestors. I knew one of my grandparents. However, I found out he wasn't my grandpa a few years ago.
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And a huge thank you to the people that work so hard to preserve these places. Can you imagine keeping the weather from destroying the homes further.
Donna Toland - Absolutely!
Looking at all the bullet holes makes you think what that battle was like.
Yep it's not easy controlling the weather
The farmhouse office blew me away ....I can almost envision the battle and the noise...in a sense it's haunting!
That was my favorite part of the whole thing. Pretty amazing.
I was at a loss for words. I mean omg.
Wow!
I was thinking about if anyone was in there there's no way they didn't get wounded or killed with that amount of fire into it!
When I go to a museum or anyplace where you’re not supposed to touch things I have to keep my hands clasped behind my back or I will touch something! The struggle is real!😂
I'm uncertain about a thing in relation to someone who used it until it's in my own hand: a 6th sense I don't know but its somehow clarifying.
I'm with you
I’m that guy that looks around and when no one is looking I touch it.
This is definitely one of the best historical videos I’ve seen yet. It’s so amazing that this stuff hasn’t been replaced or repaired in over 100 years and we get to see it. Keep up with the awesome videos!
I love the way he says, "Gahh-lee" - when he sees something cool or interesting (it's something we say in the south ALL the time). 🤭♥️
As someone from the rule south personally I've never said gahh-lee before once in my life
I love the way you spelled gahlee. I went with the gollee version. It's the first time I've ever written it out so I was a little unsure.👍
he does seem to have a southern accent as well. you don't see this in reverse as places like Savannah were burned to the ground.
Amazing, unbelievable that this still stands today. It’s so grand that the state of Franklin, Tennessee cared enough to preserve this historic place. I was just in awww at seeing all the bullet holes n when you open that door I really gasped at the amazement of those holes. Thank God everyone was in the cellar. I loved this video. You have showed us so much great history better than the history channel. Once again JD a big thank you. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍
Every inch of the house and outer buildings along with every bullet hole was absolutely breathtaking! Thank you so much for the tour. I'm not able to travel to these historic places and being able to watch these type of videos let's me live vicariously through you. Much love to you and your whole team!!
Glad that you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Love this! I did the walking tour of the Franklin battle a few years ago. The guide was extremely knowledgeable. Really got into the emotion of the soldiers and brought it to life. So humbling. Great experience.
Really is something else there.
Thank you so much for taking us history buffs on a trip to witness what we would never get to see in real life. We very much appreciate your travels and videos and explanations .
Appreciate that. Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing this with us.
I’m so glad that people have the presence of mind to preserve sites like this. Even if you’re not interested in war stuff, this is actual history you can see and touch. It’s important American history.. Thanks again and all the best from Ireland 👍
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This was absolutely amazing!! I’ve not seen anything like this concerning the Civil War, it definitely speaks to you how it really was!! You can almost hear powder going off and the lead hitting and feel the fear!!
600,000 died. Almost evenly divided between north and south but the south's economy had only just reached the level it was prior to the Civil War when first the boll weevil and then the Great Depression hit. WW2 and the GI Bill changed things for the "better" economically.
Yes you will feel the fear.... and the horror the horror the horror the horror
You definitely do an awesome job sharing these bits of history! Thank you for your time and labor in making these stories available to us all!
Thank you 🙏🏼
come to va i bet u can find battlefields like that and even more interesting. i visited sailors creek and it was very interesting it was the battle before general lee surrendered at appomatox courthouse. theres a house there called the lockett house and it is full of bullet holes as well but what makes it so interesting is that the house is still occupied by the locketts today. at least 12 generations have lived on the plantation. mr lockett was a very nice old fella and very welcoming. he seemed very proud to show off his home and civil war artifacts.
I’ll have to check those sites out. Thanks for watching!
Will they welcome the general public?
I absolutely love the old bedspreads, all of the furniture as a matter of fact.. I cannot imagine what the family must have felt at that time... Thank you again for another great piece of history...
That is absolutely amazing that they were able to preserve it and leaving the holes for us to actually visualize what it was like
I know, right?
I toured the Carter House and battlegrounds two weeks ago. Upon visiting I was taken aback by the great job done by the local community and had no idea that the grounds had been so well preserved. Your video was both Informative and entertaining. Thanks!
Thank you! Pretty amazing place, isn't it? They've done a great job there.
The bullet hole in the bed reminds me of my great uncle Don, who served under Patton, and he woke up to gunfire in WWII. He heard a bullet whiz by his head and later after fighting came back to his wooden bed and found a bullet logged in the bedpost about 3 inches from where his head would have been. He kept that bullet in a box and unfortunately his partner, Bill's, family stole it and kept it for themselves along with all of the other memorabilia he had saved. The two had been together since they were 21 until 80 years old so we didn't see it coming and were heartbroken. Awesome job and a new total history nerd subscriber here!
Dang. Thanks for sharing that. Glad that you are enjoying the channel. Thanks!
@@TheHistoryUnderground I am, my father was a history teacher before he became a probation officer so we spent most of my life growing up visiting places with rich history. Your channel is something I'll have to share with him....if he can figure out TH-cam. He's 78 so technology is tough but he will love seeing these places as do I!
I just took a tour at the Carter House with the guide Mike who was perhaps one of the most knowledgeable tour guides I have ever had for any historical tour. The Carter House is truly a gem of American history that should be experienced by anyone able to do so.
Thank you, this was honstly fascinating...especially after I went back and read the title again and stopped wondering why I didn't see the water damage. Ohhhhhhh, it actually says "war" damage! Parts of that house looks like Bonnie & Clyde's car. Those Confederates weren't playing.
The house itself is beautiful though. It seems to me that Americans from the 1820s, 30s and 40s had innately good test in architecture and design. They understood tasteful aesthetics. IMO that's when the nicest furniture was made too.
Ha! Water damage. I didn't see any of that while I was there lol
9:57 -- For a minute there I was waiting for some theme music in the form of "Starry, Starry Night" was getting ready to come on. Who would have ever imagined that the words: "Starry, starry night
/ Paint your palette blue and grey / Look out on a summer's day / With eyes that know the darkness in my soul / Shadows on the hills / Sketch the trees and the daffodils / Catch the breeze and the winter chills / In colors on the snowy linen land" -- were not written as a tribute to the men, women, and children that died throughout other pivotal moments of the Civil War. You could have fooled me. Anyone else agree?
When he opened the door of the office and I saw the bullet hole light I thought of stars also.
Its about Vincent van gogh.
Can you imagine the sounds and smells? The gunpowder, blood, vomit, urine, feces. Gunfire, cannon fire, screaming from the casualties, screaming of orders from the officers, horses running and crying out. I was a docent at the Ray House at Wilson's Creek Nat'l Battlefield near Springfield, Missouri. My assignment was to reimagine the feelings the Ray family may have experienced when their house was taken over as a field hospital. Thank you so much for your insightful and informative episodes.
I have never seen someone that I would be more comfortable as to saying you would be such a wonderful history teacher. Everything you share on this channel I am super impressed with the information and presentation of it all. Awesome job and it's a joy to be schooled on our nations history
I WOULD LOVE TO METAL DETECT THOSE GROUNDS
Have to wonder how many artifacts have been paved over on that battlefield 😢
I live right up the road from Antietam and I think about that every time I drive by it, or through it for that matter
Same
My son has been metal detecting since he was a child. He is 30 now and has a large collection of artifacts, ranging from FL to NH.
that whole battle field was houses and a dominoes pizza up until like 2007@@TheHistoryUnderground
Took the tour in 2019, and bought the book from the gentleman that wrote about the battle...I highly recommend the tour, it was great.
Was it Eric Jacobson by chance? He's in one of my other videos on Franklin.
My old paternal home is down the road from Franklin near Thompson Station built in 1801 and now a bed and breakfast.
Hello. I'm from Poland, I like watching your channel very much. It's great how you show the history of your country. I observe what is happening there now and it hurts me that I see monuments from the Civil War being destroyed. I understand that this is a "shameful" part of history but it is still history and should be cared for. It should be remembered so that in the future such "embarrassing and awful" things will not happen again. I am looking forward to the next episodes of your "adventures". Best wishes. I invite you to Poland ... sometime .... There is something here to admire not only from World War II. Our history is also "rich and interesting".
Awesome! So glad that you like it. I'm hoping to get to Poland one of these days. So much there that I'd like to see.
I have followed you now through your videos for some time. As I have viewed this particular video, I am reminded of how horrible armed conflict is when it is bestowed upon the members of the civilian population. But you and I , and hundreds of thousands of veterans are fully well aware of how terrible such wars can be and the full cost of what it brings to even those who are not directly involved in service to the nation.
It is my hope and indeed my prayer, that we may never again see such a terrible waste of life on our own soil and that we truly, find a deep and meaningful way to work these things out that bring us to the point.
Those who want war, will never fully understood the cost of what it brings during the heat of the moment, and long after the cannons have cooled and departed the area.
Thank you for bringing another moment in time to the forefront .
Highest Regards
Thanks for that kind words and insight. Yeah, this place really gives a glimpse into how awful war is for everyone involved.
When I wake up here in Australia I always enjoy watching these videos before I go to work. Fantastic how America preserves its history. The drone work always catches the eye. Great stuff so informative.
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Thank you so much for all your hard work producing these videos! You bring history to life for me. I'm from England and have a huge interest in American history and you show us things that the history books don't. Maybe one day I'll be fortunate enough to visit the USA and see some of these things for myself.
I hope you make it before all the woke youth have destroyed all of our history, for some reason it offends them. You maintain history so you do not repeat the bad.
Another fact is the small rocker you showed us is actually a sewing rocker. They made these rockers without arms so as not to get in the way of the women sewing or quilting their quilts. The small size help the ladies reach more of their quilts length without causing stress on their backs and arms and to make the quilts lay out enough so more people could help sew on it. Thank you for sharing this amazing place with us.
Oh wow! Didn’t know that. That is part of the reason why I enjoy doing this channel so much. I am always learning something new.
The wow factor just broke the old record! This was amazing!
Thanks!
That house and family have one AMAZING story to tell. Keep em coming. Probably one of my new favorite channels!
It seriously one of the coolest places that I've seen in a long time. Highly recommend it. Thanks for the kind words!
It is one of my favorites already! If I have a shortcoming of knowledge on on the Civil War (not the other wars) and History Underground it going to introduce me to some of the details. Just like the bible, the more I learn, the more I want to learn. Thanks History Underground!
Of all the Civil War battlefields I've visited, this one had to be my favorite. It truly is, arguably, the best preserved Civil War battlefield in the US. Some of my favorite landscape/relic photography I've done came from here (especially Carnton).
Really enjoy your channel too by the way. You have gotten a new subscriber out of me.
Thanks! Appreciate that more than you know.
Absolutely incredible. What a journey to share. Thank you. With gratitude for all the lives lived and fought here for freedom.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Incredible stuff, man. All the bullet holes in that wall and you can see daylght through them really brings the whole thing into perspective. I just discovered your channel but I can see I'll be watching all your content before it's over. Thanks!
Glad that you enjoyed it. Pretty amazing place.
I lived in Franklin for six years and never took the Carter House tour (but I did for the Carnton Plantation). It is definitely on my list of things to do when I go back to visit. Thank you for showing me what I should have seen a long time ago. Fascinating.
Thanks!
Been there twice - Love it! It is truly an amazing place and an amazing event. I cannot fathom the noise from that battle nor the heartache in bringing your own dying son back to your house when he was mortally wounded nearby as he fought in the battle.
My two oldest sons are Marines. I’m sitting at the airport waiting on one and ended up on this video 😢. Thank you for your service teaching and bringing awareness.
I had the honor to take this tour several years ago. Couldn't get upstairs, but did the basement & yard. Sobering experience but a good one! Great job Sir.
Another excellent video about the battle of Franklin my friend! I appreciate the way that you portrayed this very special place (I'm glad you followed someone's recommendation). The history of what happened there along with the people that fought there (Cleburne, "States Rights"Gist, Strahl, Jacob D Cox, John Bell Hood, MacArthurs father, Opdyke etc etc) makes this truly a special place that everyone should visit. Again Well Done!
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Completely agree. It's definitely a must see location.
Thanks for making such a nice video! As a Carter family descendant I always love to see their story and the story of the Battle of Franklin shared.
Glad you enjoyed it! That's quite the family history that you have.
Went on a battlefield tour a few years ago .and although I am from england ,and we have loads of history.i am fascinated by the american civil war...and I loved every minute of my stay.hope to come and do another tour ,as soon as this virus goes .....best wishes to all....
Could you have imagined being inside when a cannon ball would come crashing through the wall let alone bullets? Probably felt like there was no where to hide. I don’t imagine the family wasn’t to thrilled to have “yanks” in their home. I wonder how the Carters were treated by the locals after the battle moved on. The office left me without words. Either one side or the other thought there was someone hold up in the farm office. With all those bullet holes in the office, smoke house & kitchen. I am surprised there weren’t more in the house. I’m sure there may have been , but the Carters couldn’t leave all the bullet holes unplugged. It may have been the way the battle moved to I. The thought was probably someone was in there. Thank you JD! Well done as usual.
My visit to Carter House was several years ago and my small group had a wonderfully knowledgeable guide. He explained how the wall that you showed us when you entered the house where the fireplace is currently, needed to be completely rebuilt because cannon fire blew out the wall and left a large hole in the side of the house.
There was another large room on that same level where numerous operations were performed. We were shown how the wood work along the sides of the floor were stained an odd rust color because human blood soaked the boards and they were never able to remove the stains.
There were so many interesting stories that I can recall about my tour there. As a history teacher my students really appreciated the information and tour booklet I purchased with photos and remarkable stories about that battle.
Interesting. Didn’t know that. Thanks for the extra info!
I believe you're confusing the Carter House with Carnton Plantation?
@@ozarksbrotherjerry4297 I understand why you might think that. I had a day tour of the area and was not taken to the Carnton House which is at a separate location. We only were at the Carter Farm. There are many similarities of the two tours but the Carnton House is larger and more grand then the Carter Family Farm. The Tod Carter story was told at the Carter Farm because he died at home after several gun shot wounds.
They may tell his story at the Carnton House but I didn't have the opportunity to visit there thus I do not know what information is provided on that tour.
Wow that's amazing, that the family left the damaged of the battle to be seen. It's nice to see history preserved .
What an amazing historical story, still here to show us what war can do 🥺. This channel is fantastic, so glad that I found this gem. Thank you for sharing our history. x
That’s nuts. Being from PA,we always end up at Gettysburg. I never knew about the Carters. Amazing.
That’s part of why I wanted to cover it. I do want to get to Gettysburg do a series of videos one of these days though.
I’m glad to see you visit Middle Tennessee. From The Hermitage to the Battle of Franklin, you hit some really cool points. I got to chaperone my son’s 8th grade field trip to the Carter House about a dozen years ago and I was in awe. And I’ve visited the Carnton Plantation a couple times, too. From bullet holes to blood on the floor, it’s a history buff’s dream. You do good work and I appreciate it.
Thanks so much! I really hope to get over there one of these days and hit some more spots through there. Tons of great history in that area!
@@TheHistoryUnderground you have got to see Carnton Plantation. The blood stained wood floors around the fireplace is haunting. And, the vision in your mind of 6 Confederate Generals lying dead on the porch.
@@stacyhazelwood4033 You & everyone need to visit the Old Stone Church in Ringgold, Ga. Used as a field hospital, there you can see blood stained wood floors, read where soldiers were treated and had limbs amputated from their wounds as I'm sure many died. Catossa historian & tour guide Bill Clark was friends of my Dad & mine a would frequently visit my Dad's feed store where i worked and would tell alot of stories about the church as well as Catoosa county history. He's a wealth of information about the church & it's history.
@@briankeith922 thank you. I will have to plan a trip.
We are glad you went to film this. This was a very tragic time in history but defined us a a nation. Thank you
Tennessee and Virginia.
The two states with the most action.
Virginia is obvious but Tennessee stood on the western front.
Without taking key locations in TN, the war was lost.
Grant and Sherman were strategy geniuses.
I love in the eastern part of Tennessee and Sherman moved through my hometown on his way to begin his march to the sea.
Two local homes still stand that were used by union troops.
The story goes that Sherman took the Vann house as his quarters and his trips bivuacked in the field across from it.
Mr Vann was a staunch confederate and vowed he wouldn't cut his beard until the South won. When he died, his beard was looking enough to throw over his shoulder. And he never used the field again, today is a cemetery.
One of his descendants still resides in the house but it was heavily damaged in a tornado direct strike just a couple years ago and it just doesn't reflect the grandeur of the house before.
Another great video sir. Thank you!!
Stones River is another nearby battle and they're in danger of losing that to encroachment. We were there several years ago and it was amazing despite the fact that you have to drive to the still intact portions.
We often say, "if these walls could talk". Those walls speak and are a remarkable direct link to the past. Go back in time and the bullets are still flying. As we cannot do that (yet), the walls will have to bear silent witness to the battle. Most remarkable. I know many houses in France and buildings in England bear battle damage and they leave it alone to remember.
Well said. Dang, wish that I would've thought of that line while I was there :)
Our farmhouse in the Shenandoah Valley had blood stains on the floor in the shape of human bodies. It was the site of the Battle of Toms Brook between Gen. George Custer, USA and Gen. Tom Rosser, CSA. Someone had patched the bullet and cannon ball holes in the walls, but bullets and artillery shrapnel were endemic in the garden soils around the house. One of the soldiers being treated in the house carved the date after the battle on the dining room floor. We also found a skeleton, probably Confederate in the ground about 10 feet in front of the house. Coyotes got it before the archaeologists could come.
Been there many times and never cease to be amazed. I don't know if you noticed it or not, but the back door of the porch that leads to the interior of the house is interesting. A Federal soldier scrunched against it to shield himself from Confederate fire coming from his left. While standing there he loaded his musket what must have been a few times, and the indentations on the top board above him still shows where his ramrod was hurriedly put in and out of his musket while reloading. The small marks of his ramrod are still there! Thanks for this video. Many people (civilians) hid in the cellar during the battle. Thanks for posting this!
My mom grew up on in farm in Eastern Kansas. Found a cannonball in the driveway when she was young. Quantrels riders used to stop to have their horses shod and to be fed. There was a trap door in the kitchen to send the women into the cellar. Always was a rug over it. Old man Ball built the old farmhouse before 1850's lots of history in Eastern Kansas. It was a border state. So many people were killed for being neutral. Just trying to make a living. Love your channel ❤️
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Good preservation imagine that's 1864 era! Didn't deteriorate over 156 years! The maintenance excellent!
Yeah, we're all really fortunate that it's all still there. Sad to think of what all has been lost though.
1864 in England is like yesterday.
In my cities cathedral door we have arrows still in there from a welsh attack in 975 !
@@scottyp1348 which Cathedral?
Wow, my mind is absolutely blown by the story of the house. Thank you for your video bringing this to the wider audience it deserves. Fantastic stuff. Hope you and your family are keeping well
Glad you enjoyed it! The place really does deserve a lot more attention than it gets.
I visited the Carter house five or six years back on one of our visits to the US from Australia. Loved your video, it is an amazing place to visit and pay respects to the brave soldiers who fought and died there.
That is just amazing. History before your eyes.
11:09 -- Putting a hole in wood is one thing, busting apart brick is another. However, soldiers were firing so close they actually manage to DISLODGE the bricks. Insane. Absolutely insane.
Really gives you an idea of how horrible it was.
Those rifles fired big, heavy bullets that could do a lot of damage. You'll notice that the interior wall holes showed the bullets had "keyholed" or turned sideways after passing through the outer wall first, so they were in the conical shape if the Minie bullets.
I can only imagine how close and stuffy that upstairs room would have been.
Just took this tour. Amazing to see and stand where history happened. They told us the battle started at 4 pm and being in November it was dark quickly. Cannon fire, musket fire and ultimately brutal hand to hand combat which left more than 50 dead and wounded between the kitchen and back porch! One of the young girls in the cellar later wrote she couldn't hear herself screaming during the battle. Men of conscious bravely fought, bled and died to hold the line.
Love this episode. Not a native English speaker, but the way you talk and your voice is a pleasure to listen.❤
Wow, thank you!
Once again, a great video and tour.
Really bring it home when you can see the aftermath in person after so many years.
Brings it up close and personel.
There is a house in Fredericksburg, Va. that you can view that's shot up pretty good. It's at the base of Marys Heights, smack in the middle of both armys.
It's not shot up like this.
Really great tour once again.👍
Oh wow. I'll have to check that house in Fredericksburg out. Thanks!
@@TheHistoryUnderground You bet👍
@@TheHistoryUnderground I do want to say that the house I'm referring to is very modest in terms of showing the homes of citizens who were not well off at all, but were effected just the same, if not more so, by getting caught up in this great struggle.
It's not a house you can walk thru, but can see the bullet strikes on the walls.
Your videos always make me feel like I'm there when I watch them. You just dont know how much I appreciate them. Thank you Brother for what you do 👊
I appreciate that. Glad that they're resonating with you
Wow! Thank you for showing us this! I have heard of the Carter home.
This is a great reminder of the passed and the horrors that the family and the workers had to endure....
This video speaks of the value of life.
The soldiers of both sides enduring the blast of cannons and bullets to fight for what they believed in.
The darken room with the light of a window and the wall of resistance shining with the hope of each soldiers shot!
Wow! My only wish to know how many precious lives were lost in the Battle of the Carter Home?
Again... thank you for sharing!
Pretty amazing place. We’re all lucky that it was preserved as well as it was.
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This should be viral This was an incredible experience and I live in central Virginia. Wow. Just added this to my bucket list. Thank you so much
Thanks! Feel free to share it out 🙂
Found you by accident. Love history, My new favorite channel. Well done!
Awesome! Thank you. Feel free to pass it along to someone else who you might think will enjoy it as well :)
I go to the carter house and the battle of franklin site every year. It’s a perfect definition of history frozen in time. Amazing job man. Would love to see you go check out the Battle of Stones River or Battle of Shiloh in the future.
Those are both on my list. Thanks!
When I clicked on this video I didn't realize it was about the Carter House. Born and raised in Nashville, I've been here several times. Here and the Carnton Plantation are amazing places to visit, and the Carnton is where the "Widow of the South" book was written about, the plantation owner Carrie McGavock, and her journey with her home being turned into a war hospital. Upstairs room still has huge blood stains on the floors from surgeries and they would amputate and just throw the pieces out of the window, crazy stuff. Also houses the second largest Confederate cemetery next to the property.
Was I asleep at the switch or did you not have coverage of the log cabin? I have to say this is the 1st time I've ever felt like a was present at an event like this battle. Didn't take any stretch of the imagination at all to make the leap from seeing the damage, to hearing the canons, gunfire & screams. Or to realize the Union soldiers that died between the buildings. Anyone with experience will tell you in a gunfight to "stay off the wall," because the bullets skip along brick & concrete surfaces & if a direct hit doesn't get you the ricochet will. Amazing place. Simply amazing.
I was blown away by the whole experience. Definitely worth visiting if you’re ever in the area. I’ve got a few more Franklin videos on this channel, but didn’t really do much on the log cabin.
Another outstanding video. The amount of firepower that hit that house is frightening.
Can you even imagine? I about fell over when I opened the door and saw that for the first time.
Your channel is very nice and educational. I am obsessed with history. Your channel takes me to places I probably would never have the chance to visit. Thankyou History Traveler.
Wow, thank you! So glad that you are enjoying it. Thanks for the kind words.
Holy smokes !!! Just brings a realism of the life during that time. JD you have expanded my history zeal to another level !! My trip east summer 2022 is getting lengthened by each video I watch !!
My family migrated from Jamaica in the 70s. I’ve always been so intrigued by American history, especially the 19th century. Glad I found this channel. Visited Gettysburg in 2020 and want to keep visiting all there is to see.
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Thank you for posting , I love history of all kinds and it was unimaginable to think what the Carter and friends survived
Wow! That farm office looked like Swiss cheese! So crazy seeing all that damage to all the building's. Another well done video sir!
I about fell over when I walked inside that farm office. Can't you imagine how awful that must've been? Glad that you enjoyed it!
@@TheHistoryUnderground had to have been absolutely terrible especially for the family/civilians in side
Once a year they light it up from the inside and take pictures after dark. I think there are pictures of it on the Carter house FB page.
@@scottwest9443 wow, I'll check that out. Thanks
Another absolutely superb video...History is so fascinating and History Underground brings it to life so beautifully...the DETAILS of each of these videos is nothing less than captivating...Thank you so much for all your dedicated work!
Sobering insight to Civil War impact on Civilians. Impressive, this home is so faithfully preserved. Holy! So many bullets and cannon shot. Must have been terrifying to be caught in the middle. Like to think nothing like that will ever happen again. Thank you.
Imagine what was going through their heads when they emerged from that cellar.
I love American history, thank you so much for sharing this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great home I use to live just down the road from there and would visit often. If I’m not mistaken it was also used to treat the wounded.
As a History "buff" this is very special to me. Thanks so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you! I'm so glad I found your channel. I don't get to go see historical places but through you, your channel I feel like I am there.
I'm new to your videos but I love history and these are places I'll never get to see in person so I thank you so much.I just watched the Andrew Jackson house now the Carter house.Wonderful❤❤❤🖒🇺🇸
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Great video, cool place. I love civil war battle fields. Antietam, Perryville, Harpers Ferry, and Gettysburg are my personal favorites. Really wish and hope you continue to do more. Thank you so much
I need to get to all of those places. Thanks for watching!
What I find remarkable is the forethought. You and I recognize the priceless value in preserving the history, but how and WHO did then? How generation after generation kept it intact. Loosing family or having family that was maimed in the battle- you would not want the reminder lingering. It is truly REMARKABLE having the forethought to keep everything intact.
Australian viewer...really remarkable vision that brings home the ferocity of those times. When you opened the door of the farm office and walked in I thought the place was lit up with Christmas lights...unbelievable. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! That was a jaw dropping moment for me too.
So interesting! I'd love to travel the US and visit all of the Civil War sites!
Me too!
If I remember correctly that is the most bullet ridden building still standing from the Civil War in Tennessee. I see they painted it white now. It was red years ago when I was there.
I think white would be the original and authentic color
My gg grandfather was in the 23rd Michigan Infantry in that area of Tennessee. My other gg grandfather, Macey Sullivan, was from the Franklin area, fought with Baxter's Artillery, fought at Chickamauga, and captured by Sherman near Macon. Great video.
I've been to The Carter House before. This video does a great job showing the structural damage, but honestly, to be there in person is a much more surreal, and awe-inspiring experience. It will send shivers down your spine. ❤
Now that was a lot of reloading enough said.
Rodney Armstrong - No kidding. Have to wonder how many bullets and gear have been paved over there.
@@TheHistoryUnderground they didn't have repeters back then every gun had to be reloaded after every shot or a lot of soldiers.
@@rodneyarmstrong3813 Not so. There were a couple of companies of Union troops armed with the .44 caliber Henry rifle, a lever action repeater that was the immediate predecessor to the 1866 Winchester. It held 16 cartridges (brass cased, rim fire), "that damn yankee rifle ya loaded on Sunday and shot all week".
Wonder if the family kept living there or moved on. The place looked like it wasn't fully repaired and probably at one time came to past to preserve it that way.
When you touched the bed then after the fact seen the “Do Not Touch” sign reminded me when I was showing off my hometown to my soon to be wife. Which happens to be Washington Arkansas. Which is also a historical state park. We walked into one of the many old homes and we were just walking around. Then suddenly I hear “Sir! Sir please step off the 18th century rug!” I froze in place. Looked down, I then turned around and a man dressed in 19th century garb had his hand out motioning for me to come towards him. For whatever reason I then ‘tiptoed’ off the rug and my fiancé smacked me lightly saying to get of their rug. Here’s the thing, no signs, no rope off, Nothing to indicate you shouldn’t walk on the rugs. Except for a very small sign (much like the one in this video) on the fireplace mantle that read “ Please stay off rugs”. So, the moral is, if you reading this ever visits Washington (Old Washington) Arkansas, don’t walk on any rugs.
This is awesome. I'm currently writing a book based in the Civil War about a family who get caught up making ammunition for both sides. It concludes at the Carter house, these videos are really helping to paint the picture and they came at a great time as I'm right at the end.
I'm from the UK but I visited Franklin many years ago and brought one of the bullets that they found, that's what kickstarted this story for me, It's going to be the front cover too. Thanks for these videos! Keep up the great work.
Sounds interesting. Thanks!