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From: "Sam Gant" <>
Subject: [SUVCW] WHY FRANKLIN MATTERS! - Symposium on the Battle of Franklin,Tennessee, June 22-23, 2007
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:37:11 -0500
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Why Franklin Matters!




"Why Franklin Matters!": Exploring the Preservation and Interpretation of
Franklin's Civil War Story" is this summer's most exciting and comprehensive
Civil War heritage event. Over two days, June 22-23, 2007, you should make
plans now to come to Franklin, Tennessee, site of the cataclysmic Battle of
Franklin on November 30, 1864, and to participate in battlefield tours,
roundtable discussions, and special events.

Comprehensive guided tours of the many historic buildings and landscapes
associated with the 1864 battle as well as the town's compelling occupation
and emancipation stories from the war years will be featured. Just as
important, you can get involved with roundtable discussions led by noted
Civil War scholars about the battle's impact on the competing Army of
Tennessee CSA and the Army of the Cumberland USA, and its impact on the
Confederate high command. Other experts will address the war's impact on
the homefront, the challenges of occupation, and the importance of
emancipation. In addition, preservation and heritage tourism professionals
will discuss how to make battlefield preservation work in your community and
how Franklin serves as a national model of why battlefield preservation
makes dollars and sense.

Whatever your interest in the years of America's greatest challenge, from
wanting to know more about the heroism and terror of those years to using
Civil War tourism as a local economic tool, this two-day event in Franklin
is a must.

"Why Franklin Matters!" is sponsored and organized by Franklin's Charge,
Inc., the non-profit organization that combined with support from the City
of Franklin successfully raised over $5 million for the acquisition of the
eastern flank of the Franklin battlefield. The symposium is the primary
summer public event of the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, a
partnership unit of the National Park Service. Major partners include The
Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County, Save the Franklin
Battlefield, Historic Carnton Plantation, Carter House, Inc., and The
African-American Heritage Association. Additional support comes from the
and the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association and the Tennessee
Preservation Trust

The conference will be hosted at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs in
Franklin and at local battlefield sites. Register by logging on to:
www.franklinscharge.com or calling 615.595.0636.





















Why Franklin Matters!
Exploring the Preservation
and Interpretation of Franklin's Civil War Story

June 21-24, 2007
Franklin Marriott Cool Springs
Franklin, Tennessee


Presented by: Franklin's Charge, Inc., in cooperation with Tennessee Civil
War National Heritage Area * * Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association
* Tennessee Preservation Trust


Conference Partners include: Carnton Plantation, Carter House, City of
Franklin, Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County, Land Trust
of Tennessee, McLemore House Museum, MTSU Center for Historic Preservation,
Save the Franklin Battlefield, Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association,
Tennessee Historical Commission, Tennessee Preservation Trust, Tennessee
Wars Commission, Williamson County Historical Society

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. to 11:45 a.m. Battlefield Preservation: How You Can Make it
Happen
Roundtable Session 1: Making
Public-Private Partnerships Work

for Battlefield Preservation



12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch with Tennessee Commissioner of Tourism,
Susan

Whitaker

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Battlefield Preservation: How You Can Make
It Happen
Roundtable Session II: How
Battlefield Preservation Promotes

and Expands Local Conservation
Efforts

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Battlefield Preservation: How You can Make
it Happen
Session III: Heritage Tourism
and Civil War Battlefields

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 pm Evening Reception

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own

9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Special Events - Franklin Pub Crawl






Saturday, June 23rd

8:00 am - 12:00 pm Registration

8:00 am - 9:00 am 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

9:30 am - 11:30 am Climb Roper's Knob

10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Battlefield Tour II (same tour as Friday, 200
can attend, lunch is

included)

10:30 a.m. - Noon The Battle of Franklin: Historical Aspects
Roundtable

Discussion II: The Generals at Franklin:
Hood, Cleburne,

Schofield, Stewart

12:00 p.m. - 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 Scholars
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, 2007

11:00 am - 2:00 pm Various Area Battlefield Tours

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Symposium Faculty:

Ernie Bacon, Alderman, City of Franklin
Julian Bibb, Attorney, Stites & Harbison
Dr. Keith Bohannon, Expert on General John Bell Hood
Angela Calhoun, Executive Director, The Carnton Association
Thomas Cartwright, Frequent Contributor to the History Channel and
Director, The Carter House
Lisa Clayton, Director of Parks, City of Franklin
Sam Elliott, Biographer of General A. P. Stewart
Laura Holder, Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
Robert Hicks, Author, The Widow of the South
Eric Jacobson, Author, For Cause & For Country
Mauriel Joslyn, Expert on General Cleburne
Dr. Chris Losson, Civil War Scholar, Expert on General Cox
Dr. Reavis Mitchell, Fisk University
Tom Murdic, Director, African American Heritage Society
Jeanie Nelson, Executive Director, Land Trust for Tennessee
Mary Pearce, Executive Director, The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and
Williamson County
Fred Prouty, Director, Tennessee Wars Commission
Dr. Tim Smith, Civil War Scholar
Carole Summers, Meritage Consulting
Dr. Caroll Van West, Historian and Author, Tennessee's Historic Landscapes
Dr. Antoinette van Zelm, Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
Rick Warwick, Historian for Williamson County
Susan Whitaker, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Tourism
Shanon Waslieweski, Preservation Planner, City of Franklin




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