Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Beasley Town / Bate's Division on the Western Flank
Photographed By Larry Gertner, June 16, 2019
1. Beasley Town Marker
Inscription.
Beasley Town, also, Bate's Division on the Western Flank. .
Beasley Town. In 1899, W.J. Beasley and family came from Lick Creek to Franklin to establish a home and lumber mill. By 1920, Beasley was paying taxes on his home, sawmill and 24 rental houses valued at over $10,000 in total. Originally, the rental homes were built to provide housing for the mill hands and their families. After the mill closed, “Beasley Town” became an integrated community with low-rental housing for blue-collar workers and domestic servants. Families living along Carter and Granbury Streets were Langley, Peyton, Scales, Fitts, Beard, Hood, McCullough, Spencer, Robinson, Turner, Dixon, Refugee, and Williams. Pokey Morton maintained a store on Carter Street.,
In memory of Ruby Hammox Langley.
Bate's Division on the Western Flank. On November 30, 1864, Gen. Wm. B. Bate's Division of Jackson's, Smith's and Finley's brigades was ordered to strike the Federal right flank along the Carter's Creek Pike. Because of a greater distance to travel, the division did not go into line until nearly dark. Finley's brigade split off to attack along the pike, while Jackson and Smith crossed the exposed ground of the Widow Bostick's farm, "Everbright," to attack the Federal line, comprised of Moore's brigade, west of the Carter's locust grove. After an initial attack was repulsed with heavy losses, the two brigades reformed and fighting became hand-to-hand. Bate's men were finally repulsed, with their remnants streaming back to the ravine near Everbright.
Beasley Town
In 1899, W.J. Beasley and family came from Lick Creek to Franklin to establish a home and lumber mill. By 1920, Beasley was paying taxes on his home, sawmill and 24 rental houses valued at over $10,000 in total. Originally, the rental homes were built to provide housing for the mill hands and their families. After the mill closed, “Beasley Town” became an integrated community with low-rental housing for blue-collar workers and domestic servants. Families living along Carter and Granbury Streets were Langley, Peyton, Scales, Fitts, Beard, Hood, McCullough, Spencer, Robinson, Turner, Dixon, Refugee, and Williams. Pokey Morton maintained a store on Carter Street.
In memory of Ruby Hammox Langley
Bate's Division on the Western Flank
On November 30, 1864, Gen. Wm. B. Bate's Division of Jackson's, Smith's and Finley's brigades was ordered to strike the Federal right flank along the Carter's Creek Pike. Because of a greater distance to travel, the division did not go into line until nearly dark. Finley's brigade split off to attack along the pike, while Jackson and Smith crossed the exposed ground of the Widow Bostick's farm, "Everbright," to attack the Federal line, comprised of Moore's brigade, west of the Carter's locust
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grove. After an initial attack was repulsed with heavy losses, the two brigades reformed and fighting became hand-to-hand. Bate's men were finally repulsed, with their remnants streaming back to the ravine near Everbright.
Erected 2005 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Location. 35° 54.911′ N, 86° 52.51′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is at the intersection of Granbury Street and Columbia Avenue (Business U.S. 31), on the left when traveling west on Granbury Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Williamson County Public Library in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 339 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Photos:1. submitted on October 12, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 2. submitted on May 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on October 12, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
