Is it worth a visit to Franklin?\u00a0 No, but I would argue that very little is, however, if you find yourself in Franklin or Nashville you’ll likely be at a loss for things to do, and this is an interesting afternoon.<\/p>\n <\/span>Carnton Plantation and the grounds surrounding it were the site of the Battle Of Franklin, a battle that left 9500 killed, wounded, captured, or missing.\u00a0 As with most of the older buildings in Franklin, Carnton served as a hospital during the war.\u00a0 You can tour the inside of the home and see the bloodstains that still remain on the floors where surgeries and gruesome amputations were performed.\u00a0 If that’s not a recipe for a haunting I don’t know what is.<\/p>\n <\/span>Tours cost $15 and run from 9-5, but if you’re there outside of hours or just don’t want to shell out the money, you can tour the grounds on your own for free.\u00a0 There you will find the largest privately owned military cemetery in the nation.<\/p>\n <\/span>You’ll hear many stories about the reported hauntings at Carnton Plantation.\u00a0 Apparently, people have seen a man dressed in a Civil War General’s uniform on the second story balcony, a floating head in the kitchen, disembodied voices and the sounds of drum, marching or footsteps, as well as several apparitions in the graveyard.\u00a0 Including this photo<\/a>, perhaps the most intriguing Carton Ghost photo.<\/p>\n One place you won’t hear any ghost stories about the plantation, is the plantation itself.\u00a0 Ask anyone there and this place is absolutely, positively, beyond a shadow of a doubt not haunted!\u00a0 So, quit asking!\u00a0 At least that was the answer I always got growing up before they decided to cash in on the ghost tour trend.\u00a0 It sounds like they may have finally wised up.\u00a0 Ghosts=$$$!<\/p>\n <\/span>I don’t have anything as exciting as a phantom general, or floating head.\u00a0 All I can attest to is the one time I was locked in the cemetery by myself, due to a series of bad decisions, I took this photo of a tombstone in the family section of the cemetery.<\/p>\n![\"Carnton](\"https:\/\/magsonthemove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P5042774-510x382.jpg\")
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