Carter House — Attraction in Franklin

There are no set tour times; it depends on foot traffic. I ended up waiting 45 minutes for the next tour to start. I was told that there was a lot to see while waiting for the tour;can't say I agree with that statement. There was a one room "museum" that held several artifacts and pictures of the Carter family and soldiers who fought in the battle. There wasn't much around the grounds to read or kill time with. As for the tour itself, it started late, and then our guide went off on tangents that took him forever to loop back into the actual tour story. He had a hard time remembering particular details about the Carter family that should be normal Q&A info, but could recite whole quotes that eye witnesses would later document. You only get to see the first floor rooms of the house and the basement, not the second floor rooms; which always disappoints me when historical homes choose to do that. The tour went longer than the quoted hour time frame, so be aware of that when allotting time. Overall I would say it was informational, but not great like most people...

I give this a 2 star. The grounds are beautiful. BUT. I have a 1 year old baby and so my husband and I decided not to take the tour so that he would not annoy anyone. However we did run into a tour lady and she was beyond rude to my Hispanic husband. She was so nice to all the other people around but when my husband walked in on a building we thought was open to the public she embarrassed us in front of people. She demanded we leave immediately and was loud and rude. My poor husband felt so frustrated. She rudely inquired if we even had tickets, which of course we did. It was terrible. Im glad we didn't take the tour, I would have really been upset. I wanted to report her but there was no one inside the building. Honestly I think my huge Hispanic husband scared her when he walked in. But there is a way to talk to people. It immediately felt like an attack. It was a young blonde tour guide. So if you see her...

I am a huge fan of Civil War history, and highly recommend you visit the Carter House, and also the McGavock Plantation "Carnton" where the Confederate cemetery is located. Five Confederate generals were killed outright in Franklin and one mortally wounded during the bloody battle that was fought here on 30 November 1864 that left about 8,000 men dead. Major General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Brig. Gen. States Rights Gist, Brig. General Otho French Strahl, Brig. Gen. Hiram B. Granbury, and Brig. Gen. John Adams were killed outright, and Brig. Gen. John C. Carter was mortally-wounded and died a week later. The bodies of Generals Cleburne, Strahl, Granbury and Adams were laid on the back porch of Carnton mansion after the battle. Many have reported seeing the ghost of Maj. Gen. Pat Cleburne roaming about...