Battles of Franklin & Spring Hill - Saving The Battlefield - with Eric Jacobson
American Civil War & UK History
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50m
Daz is joined by historian, author and Chief Operating Officer for the Battle of Franklin Trust to discuss the story behind saving the Franklin and Spring Hill Battlefields.
Eric A. Jacobson is one of the leading historians of the American Civil War and a driving force behind the successful reclamation of the Franklin battlefield. As Chief Operating Officer and Historian for the Battle of Franklin Trust, he oversees Carter House, Carnton, and Rippa Villa, helping bring the story of the 1864 Tennessee Campaign to hundreds of thousands of visitors.
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