The Harrison House is historic slave plantation home property in
Franklin, Tennessee that was listed on the United States
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1975.
[ It was built perhaps in 1810 and was extended and remodelled in 1848 by William Harrison. The remodelling added a "two-story entrance portico and second-story gallery porch typical of many antebellum homes."][
It was the site of the last staff meeting of Confederate General John Bell Hood with his staff before the 1864 ]Battle of Franklin Battle of Franklin may refer to four battles of the American Civil War:
* Battle of Franklin (1864), a major battle fought November 30, 1864, at Franklin, Tennessee as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign
* Battle of Franklin (1863), a minor eng ...
, on battlefield north.[waymarking pic of historic plaque]
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Confederate Brig. Gen. John H. Kelly
John Herbert Kelly (March 31, 1840 – September 4, 1864) was, at the time of his promotion, the youngest brigadier general in the Confederate States Army.Derek Smith's ''The Gallant Dead: Union and Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil Wa ...
died and was buried here, after a smaller, earlier battle.[
After the Battle of Franklin, Confederate Brig. Gen. ]John C. Carter
John Carpenter Carter (December 19, 1837 – December 10, 1864) was an American lawyer who became Brigadier General of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and died of wounds received at the Battle of Franklin, Tenness ...
was brought here and died on Dec. 10, 1864.[
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References
Houses in Franklin, Tennessee
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
Houses completed in 1810
National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Tennessee
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