Carnton

Historical marker location:

1345 Eastern Flank Circle, Franklin, Tennessee

( Marker can be reached from Eastern Flank Circle, 0.4 miles south of Lewsiburg Pike (Business U.S. 431), on the left when traveling south.)

Slavery and the Enslaved.

Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. It joined the Confederacy in June 1861, but a significant portion of its population remained loyal to the Union, leading to a bitter and divided conflict within the state.