Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Maj. Gen. William W. Loring's Division

Photographed by Brandon Stahl, April 26, 2017

1. Maj. Gen. William W. Loring's Division Marker

Inscription. During the Battle of Franklin this Confederate division composed of three brigades commanded by Brig. Gens. Winfield Scott Featherston, Thomas Moore Scott, and John Adams, swept past Carnton as it approached the Federal line just after 4 p.m. on November 30, 1864. Subjected to artillery fire in this area, Loring's Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana troops took casualties with each step as they closed upon the Federal works. Carnton was quickly taken over as Loring's field hospital and the first wounded were taken into the house around sunset. By the time the battle ended around 9 p.m. Gen. Adams was dead, Gen. Scott was wounded, seven of Loring's sixteen regimental commanders were wounded or dying, and nearly 1,000 of his 3,500 men were casualties. Today, many of these fallen soldiers rest in the nearby McGavock Confederate Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is November 30, 1864.

Location. 35° 54.24′ N, 86° 51.542′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It can be reached from Eastern Flank

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Circle near Lewisburg Pike (Business U.S. 431), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1345 Eastern Flank Cir, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The McGavock Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); McGavock Family Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Civil War Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker); Carnton (within shouting distance of this marker); McGavock Confederate Cemetery (about 300 feet away); Hood's Retreat (about 400

Photographed by Brandon Stahl, April 26, 2017

2. Maj. Gen. William W. Loring's Division Marker

feet away); The Final Campaign 1864 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Carnton Plantation (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Carnton Plantation. Battle of Franklin Trust (Submitted on May 11, 2017.)

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 23, 2022

3. Maj. Gen. William W. Loring's Division Marker

McGavock Family Cemetery is beyond the fence in the distance.

Carnton Plantation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Stahl, April 26, 2017

4. Carnton Plantation

McGavock Confederate Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Stahl, April 26, 2017

5. McGavock Confederate Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2017, by Brandon Stahl of Fairfax, Virginia. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on July 25, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2017, by Brandon Stahl of Fairfax, Virginia. 3. submitted on October 23, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on May 10, 2017, by Brandon Stahl of Fairfax, Virginia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.