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The Battle of Franklin Trust Community Talk: Federals in Franklin
November 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
FreeThis one-hour Battle of Franklin Trust Community Talk: Federals in Franklin: A Town Under Occupation by Walter R. Green, Jr is this local author, resident, and retired professional civil and structural engineer’s second exploration of a Civil War topic that called him to learn more. His first book, The Nashville and Decatur in the Civil War: History of an Embattled Railroad, was an in-depth look at The Nashville and Decatur Railroad operation five months before the start of the Civil War and 17 months before the Federals took control of Nashville and the railroad. Running through Central Tennessee to Alabama, the highly contested line passed through Confederate-held territory, where rebels and their sympathizers continually sabotaged bridges, trestles and track. Emphasizing the rail lines importance in the Western Theater and brings to light the four key men who kept it open for the duration of the war.