Carnton Plantation: The Dead of Franklin

The Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864 resulted in nearly 10,000 casualties in just five hours. Carnton Plantation served as the largest Confederate field hospital in the area — the McGavock family laid out hundreds of bodies on the porches and inside the home. The property's Confederate cemetery contains the graves of 1,500 soldiers.

Our investigation began at dusk on the cemetery grounds, where multiple EMF spikes were recorded along the grave rows. A K2 meter placed near the mass burial area responded to yes/no questions with what appeared to be intelligent, consistent answers over a 15-minute window.

Inside the house, the first floor — where surgeries were performed — produced the most dramatic findings. Our thermal camera captured what appears to be a handprint on the wall of the front parlor, visible for approximately 4 seconds before dissipating. The temperature of the anomaly registered 6 degrees below ambient.

Audio captured a single clear EVP in the downstairs hallway: a male voice saying 'the leg.' Wartime hospital records indicate limb amputations were the most common procedure performed on site. Classification: Tier 3 — strong residual imprint with intelligent response elements.