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The Harrison House

Columbia Pike (US 31) north of Henpeck Ln., Franklin, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 52' 55.38", -86° 52' 48.119988"
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The Civil War touched this house. Here, Sept. 2, 1864, the mortally wounded Brig. Gen. John H. Kelly, CSA, was brought here after the affair between his cavalry division and Federals under Brig. Gen. James D. Brownlow. He was buried in the garden; in 1866 reinterred in Mobile. Here Gen. Hood held his last staff conference before committing his army to the Battle of Frankin, Nov. 30. 1864. Here the wounded Brig. Gen. John C. Carter was brought after the battle. He died Dec. 10, 1864, and was buried in Columbia, 16 mi. south.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
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