Media with The Battle of Franklin Trust

The mission of The Battle of Franklin Trust is to preserve, understand, and interpret the story of a people forever impacted by the American Civil War. We utilize various forms of media to accomplish this in a way that is vivid and readily accessible to guests any time, from anywhere in the world.

BOFT Films produces long and short form content that is available 24/7 on our YouTube channel. From Chalkboard History conversations, to battlefield videos, to our 2020 documentary The Battle of Franklin and the American Experiment, you can hear from our interpreters and their guests about a wide range of topics related to the Battles of Spring Hill and Franklin, to the Civil War, and to the broader scope of American History in general.

The podcast gives similar content, but in an auditory format for those who find that more convenient. 

The Dispatch magazine is produced in print form three times per year. It is mailed to our members and is available to guests who visit the sites. All previous editions are also archived and easily accessible online. These offer a treasure trove of articles about a variety of topics: soldier stories, field medicine, the Tennessee Campaign, stories about the enslaved communities at each of our three sites, a recurring Revolution to Reconstruction piece, various items from our permanent collection, news and events, and more...

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View fullsize It is a great day on the Franklin Battlefield!! While the Harper Center continues to rise, a 100-year-old obstruction on the battlefield is coming down!!
View fullsize On August 10, 1888, a mob of angry men seized Amos Miller from inside the Williamson County Courthouse, bound a rope around his neck, and hanged him from the banister railing of the porch causing his immediate death. He was twenty-three years old. M
View fullsize On August 27, 1956, twelve students walked into history at Clinton High School in rural East Tennessee making Clinton the first public high school in the South to be integrated following the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v Board of Education. Six ye
View fullsize Join us on Sunday afternoon, August 10, at 3:00pm in Carnton's Fleming Center for the Franklin Civil War Roundtable! Dr. Chris Williamson will present a talk entitled "When the Dream Became a Nightmare." Dr. Williamson, also affectionately
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View fullsize Today was a day to celebrate at Rippa Villa! To everyone who dreamed this project into existence, who generously donated, who spoke from your heart today, to the descendants who came, and to the many community members who showed your support, thank y
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View fullsize In addition to confronting earthworks at the Battle of Franklin, the Confederate army faced another significant obstacle: an abatis, which was spread out about 50 yards in front of the main U.S. Army line. Lieutenant Patrick Henry, a member of Genera
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View fullsize Finding Their Range As Confederates on the eastern flank of the Battle of Franklin began their assault, they encountered heavy artillery fire as they advanced towards the Carter House. Joseph Thompson of the 33rd Alabama infantry in Scott’s Br
View fullsize Sampson Hawk was born in Pulaski County, KY, in February 1831. His father Gabriel was a farmer while Sampson worked as a day laborer prior to the war. A month after the Confederate Army violated Kentucky’s Armed Neutrality Policy, Sampson enlis
View fullsize “A Civil War battlefield is just not the same without cannons.” ~Former BoFT Board Chair, Cullen Smith In 2017, three rifled guns were installed at Carter Hill Park to represent the 1st Kentucky Battery. They were later joined by a limb
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View fullsize In the Streets of Franklin As the assault unfolded, many buildings in downtown Franklin became hospitals. As the wounded were being evacuated from the front lines, the streets of Franklin became a sorrowful sight. A soldier in the 64th Ohio describ
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