Remember going on field trips when you were in school? I've found that in teaching high school we rarely get good opportunities for highly educational trips. But this last Friday, we hit the jackpot.
Besides the mountain of paperwork I've found myself inundated with over the last few weeks, I've also been teaching a few history classes on the Civil War.
What better way to have a key battle come to life then by simply taking a step back in time.
We headed off to Franklin, Tennessee, to Carnton, a beautiful antebellum home that was converted into a field hospital for confederate soldiers during the Battle of Franklin near the end of the war...
A unique feature found in this home is the numerous blood stains on the floor from the wounded who had been brought in. My students were fascinated in finding the spots throughout the house! At one time there were over 300 soldiers who had been cared for, some up to six months past the battle.
For those who did not survive, they were buried alongside others from the state they represented.
The most outstanding feature?
Our tour guide here painted a vivid picture of the 24 civilians, twelve of whom were children, who hundled in the basement as the battle raged overhead. One child later wrote in her diary that the sounds of battle were so loud they could not even hear themselves scream.
So not only did we get a chance to get out of the classroom for the day,we took a step back way back in time.
Simply Loving My Job,
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