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Built in 1830 by Fountain Branch Carter, the Carter House was used by three generations of his family. It served as the command post of Maj. Gen. Jacob D. Cox, Federal field commander of Schofield's delaying action. The hottest fighting took place just east and south nearby, and Capt. Theodoric Carter, CSA, a son of the family, was mortally wounded.
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Franklin, Tennessee · United States
