You are invited to participate in a weekend dedicated to preserving
the History of the Civil War. The weekend is entitled "Why Franklin Matters," takes place in Franklin
Tennessee, and will host various speakers, educational tours, strategic roundtable discussions, and other special events. Below is a
schedule and a list of rates.
According to Carroll Van West, Director of the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area,
"Why Franklin Matters! will be this summer's most comprehensive and engaging forum on
the history, the preservation, and the promotion of the whole story of Franklin's Civil War
era."
Why Franklin Matters!
Exploring the Preservation and Interpretation of
Franklin's Civil War Story
Schedule
Thursday, June 21
5:00 p.m -8:00 p.m Registration
Friday, June 22
8:00 a.m. - Noon
Registration
9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
Opening Plenary:
Why Franklin
Matters!
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Battlefield Tour
I (includes lunch, 200 may
attend)
Includes visits to: Harrison House, The
Carter
House, The McLemore
House, Winstead Hill, Fort Granger, Carnton,
the Confederate Cemetery and the
Eastern Flank of the Battlefield
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Battlefield
Preservation, How You Make It Happen: Session 1:
Making Public- Private Partnerships
Work
Noon - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
with Tennessee Commissioner of Tourism,
Susan Whitaker
1:30 p.m.
Battlefield
Preservation, How You Can Make It Happen:
Session 2: How
Battlefield Preservation Promotes and Expands
Local Preservation and
Conservation Efforts
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Battlefield
Preservation, How You Can Make It Happen:
Session 3: Heritage Tourism
and Civil War Battlefields
6:00 p.m.
Evening
Reception
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dinner
on Your Own
9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Special
Events
Saturday, June 23
8:00 a.m. - Noon Registration
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
Plenary: The Eastern Flank
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. The Battle of Franklin:
Historical Aspects
Roundtable Discussion I: Franklin's Impact on Two Armies; Army of
Tennessee CSA
and the Army of the Cumberland USA
9:30a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Climb Roper's Knob
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Battlefield
Tour II (same tour as Friday, lunch included,
200 may attend)
10:30 a.m. - Noon The Battle of Franklin Historical Aspects
Roundtable
Discussion II: The Generals at Franklin: Hood, Cleburne,
Schofield and
Stewart
Noon - 1:15 p.m. Lunch with Robert Hicks author of The Widow of The
South
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The
Battle of Franklin:
Historical Aspects Roundtable
Discussion III: Franklin's Emancipation and Reconstruction
Stories
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Battle of Franklin:
Historical Aspects Roundtable
Discussion IV: The Battle
- A Scholar's Roundtable
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Special Dinner
Event at the Eastern Flank, Carnton
Living
History - Life of a Civil War Soldier
Sunday, June 24
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Various
Battlefield Tours
Why Franklin
Matters!
Exploring the
Preservation and Interpretation of
Franklin's Civil War
Story
Rates
Pay By Pay
By Pay By
April
15 May 1 May
15 June 1 to onsite
General
Registration
$485
$500
$525 $545
City or State
Government
$395
$410
$435
$455
Student
Registration
$129
$129
$129 $145
Battlefield Tour
Only*
$250
$250
$250 $250
*This is a six hour tour including 10 stops,
transportation and a box lunch.
Click here to
register!
Click here to learn more about
Franklin's Charge!
Click here to
learn about special hotel rates for this weekend!
For any additional questions, please feel free to contact the Franklin's
Charge office at 615.595.0636 or by email.
We look forward to hearing from you, soon!
Sincerely,
P.Bibb
Development Attaché
"Why Franklin Matters!"
Franklin's Charge,
Inc.
604 West Main Street
Franklin, Tennessee 37064
