Dear Friends,

oday is the last day to take advantage of Early Bird savings of up to 20% on our Civil War in the West Tour. As an added bonus, we have scheduled an optional Wednesday evening lecture/fellowship time where Mr. Potter will give a brand new lecture, “The Great Religious Awakening in the Army of the Tennessee and the Men Who Died On the Fields of Franklin”. There is still time to join us, so register today!

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Vignettes of Valor — Cleburne and Carter

Over the previous weeks we have brought you insights into soldiers that fought at Nashville and Franklin: Arthur MacArthur, Sam Watkins, and Generals John Bell Hood and John McAllister Schofield. Today, Samuel Turley gives you a glimpse into a remarkable resident of Franklin, Tod Carter, whose army career took him across the country and brought him full circle back to the massive fight in his own front yard. Sam also whets your appetite by peering into the life of prophetic Irish General Patrick Cleburne, whose insights into the issues at stake were surpassed only by his bravery.

Captain Tod Carter

What a sight it must have been for 24-year-old Captain Tod Carter as he stood near Winstead Hill facing north toward his boyhood home, just over a mile away. It was late November of 1864 and Young Tod had not been seen his home since that bitter war began.

Having enlisted in the 20th Tennessee infantry to defend his native state, he fought and campaigned in most of the major engagements in the western theatre. His eyes now took in a sight much different from the home he had left over three years before. The Union Army had taken control of the town of Franklin hours before Carter and his confederate comrades had arrived. They had set up miles of defensive works or trenches, literally yards south of his homestead. Federal cannons glistened in the sun near the Carter family smokehouse and farm office. No doubt he thought of his family and wondered with anxiety of their fate as federal soldiers swarmed through his home that had been commandeered for use as Union headquarters.

Read the entire article by Samuel Turley ››

General Patrick Cleburne

“If we are going to die, then let us die like men.” These were the last recorded words of General Patrick R. Cleburne, uttered to his men at the battle of Franklin, shortly before advancing his division forward, into the jaws of death.

This exceptional Christian man was born in County Cork, Ireland on March 17, 1828. Beginning his career in the field of medicine, he quickly realized that he was not cut out to be a doctor. At age 19, Patrick enlisted in the 41st Infantry regiment of the British army. Having joined the army at a dull and uneventful period in Britain’s military history, he subsequently bought his discharge and immigrated to the United States, joining thousands of his fellow Irishmen in one of the largest mass immigrations in our nation’s history. Eventually, he settled in little Helena, Arkansas and was rapidly inducted into southern society. Cleburne grew to love his adopted state and the people in it, making friends and acquaintances who would remain at his side during the war that erupted between North and South.

Read the entire article by Samuel Turley ››

Join us March 18 and 19 on location to hear all the accounts and understand how their lives fit into the remarkable tapestry of God’s providence in Franklin and Nashville.

Mr. Potter speaks at the Teach Them Diligently Homeschool Conference in Nashville March 19-21. Stop by our booth (#230) and say hello!

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