We had a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner! We had some good 'southern food.' I definitely never had corn pudding before this trip. It all tasted so good!
Being history majors, Lisa and I couldn't visit the south without seeing a few Civil War sites. On one of our outings, we went to the battlefield where the Battle of Murfreesboro took place. It was so cool!
The soldiers had a hard time moving their cannon through the rocky terrain. Oftentimes, the cannons would break and they would have to leave them behind.
As the Confederate soldiers came running after them, the Union soldiers fled into this group of trees and hid between the rocks. They were discovered, however, and this little patch of ground has come to be known as The Slaughter Pen.
This is a cemetery for the Union soldiers who died during the Battle of Murfreesboro.
The next day, we went out and visited some plantations. The first one we went to was the Rippavilla Plantation. General Hood met with his fellow Confederate military officers here during the Battle of Franklin.
This is the view from the porch of the Rippavilla Plantation. It's beautiful there!
This is the Carter house that served as the Union headquarters during the Battle of Franklin. Thousands of soldiers died in and around this house.
This is the plantation that served as the Confederate headquarters during the Battle of Franklin. There was a reenactment of the battle the day we were there.
It was an awesome trip! I'd recommend it to anyone!
1 comment:
I'm so glad you got to go there (with how much you love American history). Looks like a great place!
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