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Battle of Franklin

Friends remember Franklin historian, preservationist and ‘scribbler’ Robert Hicks

Julia Ritchey

March 17, 2022

Friends are remembering author and local historian Robert Hicks, who died last month at the age 71.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: authors, Battle of Franklin, Confederate, Fort Negley

What Can Modern Day Business Leaders Learn From Confederate Failures At The Battle of Franklin?

emily west

September 26, 2014

A new job training from Vanderbilt has Tennessee business leaders learning from the mistakes of Confederate generals in the Civil War.

Filed Under: History, WPLN News Tagged With: Battle of Franklin, Business, Civil War history, Confederate generals

Battle of Franklin Tour Available By Phone

Nina Cardona

July 23, 2012

History buffs can now tour Franklin’s civil war battle sites using their cell phones. It’s long taken a little extra effort to picture the historic events, since what was once a battlefield is now largely covered by development. To help make things more clear, the city’s parks department has erected signs at eleven key locations.

Filed Under: History, WPLN News Tagged With: Battle of Franklin

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