I can't imagine what that family must have felt but I know as a mom, having your son home in his final hours would be precious and heart wrenching at the same time.

As a mom......knowing my baby was that close to home and was mortally wounded....that's heartbreaking

A sad story but I’m glad that Tod Carter came home one last time.

I remember my tour of the Carter House several years ago. I am a history teacher and a parent thus the Tod Carter story was of great interest to me. The guide I had explained that the Women from the Carter House were the ones given permission to look for Tod.The guide went on to tell my small tour group that once Tod was found he was taken back to the house with multiple wounds. The surgeon was asked by Mrs. Carter to please help her son. The surgeon thus removed the bullet from his head. He went on to tell us at some point Tod regained consciousness. His mother spoke to him. When Mrs. Carter asked Tod if he knew where he was he responded by saying, "Home " . Such a sad story for his parents and siblings.

My great great grandfather fought in the Battle of Franklin. His name was Gideon Smith. He was shot in his right leg and after lying wounded for the good portion of a night was found by Union solders who treated his wound. He forever thereafter walked with a limp. I have a hand written testimonial of his actions on that day in Franklin.

I’m not sure how I missed this video before but I’m glad I found it! What a great story!

The story of Todd Carter and the story of Sam Davis, both brave sons of Tennessee, are two of the most moving narratives of the Southern war. Both homes are well worth visiting and help tell the horror of what was literally a war fought in the front yards of these families. Thank you for presenting such a well done visit to this historic site.

A loyal soldier to the bitter end. Heart-breaking the impact and violence of civil war. Not safe even to go home. Terrible losses on both sides. As you pointed out, shocking carnage right outside the cellar door when it was finally safe for the family to step outside, and then grief tending their wounded son through his demise. Inspiration to study others means to settling disputes. Thank you for making and sharing these well presented videos.

It's amazing to hear these stories. The traveling he did and I wonder how he traveled. On foot, on horseback? Perhaps a train. How did he get enough sustenance to travel. It's not lot like there was fast food on every corner. My curiosity wonders. Thank you for these civil war stories. I visited Chickamauga and wonder if you have a story there.. Thanks again.

That makes me want to go back I haven't been there since 1988 the Carter House and carnton house rest in peace Todd Carter God bless our boys in Gray God Bless the USA and CSA

My GG Grandfather placed the 65th Georgia flag on the breakthrough in the backyard of the Carter House. We gave it to the museum in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Great video I love that his house is as it was . Rest in peace Tod you made it home.

Please keep doing what you are doing, there are some who want to see things like this forgotten and swept under the rug. Your videos keep history alive and relevant, thank you.

Such a sad story. Thank you for making history come to life.

THIS...is how you teach history. You make it personal so people go there with their brain. Great story.

Love American history. You are so knowledgeable, I enjoy listening to your stories. I have just subscribed maybe a month ago, it's like taking a vacation and not leaving home. Keep up the great work. 😷📹🔎

I Love your channel. I’ve always loved history and your way of telling stories is amazing. Your a wealth of knowledge. I also love just going to Cemeteries. My great Uncle George A Kinney was killed in WW II when his plane was shot down. He was the tail gunner. On his last mission. They never recovered his body . He is memorialized at The American Cemetery in the Netherlands. I remember my grandma crying and praying the rosary a lot missing her brother, and that was Atleast 30 years after his death. He was only 22. My love for history started very young. Thank you again for great videos. Love your personality 🙏🙏

I’ve watched a few of your videos recently and found them really good. Living thousands of miles away the chances of visiting these places for me is almost zero. Not everyone will appreciate the time these take to put together for the viewing pleasure of many. Thanks, your doing a fantastic job. 👍

The civil war tour of Franklin, TN is a must see if you are ever in the area.

I think these are some of the best stories...I'm always searching for the regular person..or the possible me if you will..when I research anything. Governments make decisions while the people make things happen. Thanks for sharing this remarkable story.

Todd Carter was a fascinating subject for this video. This was quite a story of the circle of a life .

So glad they were not a throw away society back then. We learn so much from those things that have been preserved.

just sucks how people today are trying to get rid of historical pieces that shows how our country was built good or bad. its history and it needs to stay so people can learn.

I loved this thank you for preserving history God Bless Todd may he be at peace

What a story! Reminded me of a similar story of a young French Officer in WW1 who was killed attacking his own village which has been captured by the Germans.

It is incredible how many millions of tragic stories are throughout world history because of Senseless Wars. Thanks again for another fine video. See you later!

I have been working in Franklin own historic homes for 30 years. The history is plentiful and in many cases very violent. If you're a civil war buff I could not think of a better place to visit.

Superb work! Thanks (and thanks on behalf of the twenty of my rebel ancestors)!

Another great video! We just returned from Franklin and it was great to visit and be standing in the Carter & Carnton houses. We are so fortunate to see these places and learn about the devastation that took place during the civil war. It’s an amazing place.

I'm new to this channel , but I can definitely say , thank u sir , for what u do. U have fascinating stories , and it keeps our country's history alive. Very educational

Very interesting and sad story, good presentation. What I really like is to see young people (you) who have an interest in history in general and the Civil War in particular. Keep history alive. People don't understand how much you can learn from the past to make a better future.

JD I’m so glad that you brought this to our attention. What a story. To think what Tod went through n to finally make it home to where is was born n raised n to die there. At least his family was there to see him one more time. ♥️♥️😊👍👍

What a great job you are doing with this! Thank you for sharing.

How do you not have more followers, this better than the history Channel!!

Hello mate I’m in England and I love the videos you show always informative and very well presented. Well done 👍👍👍👍

Always found this story haunting. Imagine enemies occupying your home, and trying to fight your way back into your family property, dying in the process. Ironic and tragic.

My family also visited Franklin, TN not knowing anything about the history and was blown away. I hate to admit it, but I found it more fascinating than Gettysburg. Our guide told us Todd Cater told his men right before leading the charge this was his home town and “I’m going home boys”. The fighting was so intense in the Carter yard that soldiers on both sides lie dead (3) bodies deep, with one soldier-recalling yelling to his partner it was time to move out, not realizing his partner was dead and was still standing up against the tree from which he fell. Vicious hand to hand fighting, with The Carter family children recalling screaming at the top of their lungs as loud as they could while they stationed themselves in the downstairs of the household as the battle raged around their house, but not being able to hear their own screams. Can you imagine the horror the Carter family felt going out in the early morning hours shortly after the battle, having to use lanterns to crawl over the dead bodies strewn about in order to make their way to the nearby battlefield in order to find Todd? Once home and before succumbing to his injuries, Todd was said to mutter the word “home” as his last word before dying. Such a powerful story.

This is great I enjoy the Carter house, I been there before and study civil war history the war in western theater. Keep it up good job

Always enjoy these extra stories that complement the Battle. Thanks.

My great great grand father died there fighting under Claiborne. It’s a shame that such a ferocious battle is not more well known. I wish someone would make a movie about it.

Can you imagine the fearful concern Todd had for his family's safety being that close to his own childhood home and the ferocious fighting around it. He most likely wanted more than anything to get inside.

Love the channel, so much great information and stories. There's so much we can learn from history, especially in these current times, so thank you for helping to keep it alive.

Seen this video about a month ago. July 17th my Wife and I flew from Houston, Tx to Nashville, Tn and drove to Franklin, Tn. This video was so intriguing that we had to see it in person. Thank you so much for this video!!!!

Gee whiz, that is one hell of a story!

Just visited Carnton and Carter because of your videos. Thank you isn’t enough!

I'm glad you did the bonus. I was wondering what side he was on (assumed CSA) what his rank was (officer tabs). Fascinating story how his family got to care for him in his last moments. Certainly tragic, American killing Americans with state of the art weapons, and terrible tactics (March shoulder to shoulder into the Cannon). I cannot imagine the horror of that. My great great uncles served in 3rd TN Inf and their Brigade arrived too late for Franklin battle. This is an excellent series. Really like your Normandy tours as well.

Truly a humbling story of a great sacrifice Todd Carter’s! Even if he died on the “wrong side” of history a great sacrifice none the less. The discipline after escape NOT to go straight home and let your family know your alive. Then the furlow to finally go home cut short, because a case of the bad luck in timing of the union army. Unfortunately his ticket home was a bullet to the head. Sad. One bright light to take away is The History Underground amazing channel man keeping these story’s of sacrifice alive and to the Battle of Franklin trust to allow others to witness history like this in the flesh because it seems like pretty soon our history books will be written about furry kittens and nothing. In closing keep history alive so we can continue to learn from it! Thank you

Walking in the steps of a hero. He is one that did make it home. Bless him and every other soul in this war, regardless of the side. I love your channel because you capture all aspects of a war we wish hadn’t happened, but now must learn from. Thank you!

Hey History Underground. Love your channel man still following it and i love the fact your doing Civil War now and it especially hits home for me because I'm a Civil War reenactor and i absolutely love the time period. I'm sure your extremely busy and having a blast doing what your doing but I've got a couple ideas for maybe some far out there adventures you could go on and maybe some history that you may or may not have already known? If your interested definitely respond and let me know man. As always your videos are an absolute pleasure to watch!!! Keep it up!!!!

What a story! Thank you.

Such tragedy thanks to the war. Love how you humanize the idea that war actually involves people, not just some obtuse concept. Thanks!

I’m so glad you shared this! Thank you!

Very touching story. The thing that is amazing to me, is the caliber of the rounds both sides used throughout the war. I fought during Vietnam and have seen 51 caliber wounds. Needless to say its devastating to experience / see. I know the large caliber round used during the civil war didn't have the velocity of today's ammo. But I know the troops back then must have experience some horrendous wounds with those 50 caliber type rounds..

I visited the Carter several years ago and during our tour of the house there was mention of a young granddaughter of the Carters who was about four or five that hid in an attic closet during the battle. The story was that she called a Union officer a naughty name and then ran off to hide. The family was hiding in the cellar and couldn't leave to find her until after the battle. The entire visit was very informative and interesting. It told the human side of the Civil War

As usual another excellent video, and thanks for the bonus video, but I have to say , the saddest bonus I ever got. Good work again.

Videos are brillient ..love history ..keep up d great work ..from ireland

Incredible story. Thanks for sharing! :)

Rest in peace Tod. You are not forgotten.

What a great story! Thx for sharing it with us!

That is some story! Good that his family found him and could take him home...

The more stories I hear from the Civil War the sadder I get. I can not support to need to rewrite history to fit a false narrative. Keep this up the facts need to be shared.

Fabulous but tragic results from your research. I love the oral history you have recreated. For the benefit of important pieces of history and struggles that shouldn’t be EVER forgotten 👌 thank you for sharing and research 🇺🇸

I'm really enjoying your videos about the Carter family. Could you answer a few questions for me ? Tod's older brother was a Confederate soldier "on parole". Had he been released from a Union Army prison ? If so, why was he allowed to stay in the family home after the Union Army took it as a temporary headquarters ? One last question; is this family related to former US president Jimmy Carter ?

Even though I was in the military it’s hard to comprehend fighting your own countrymen with those types of weapons. Crazy.

And to think the family had wade thru 81 bodies on the ground between the back porch and kitchen on their way to the garden area, must have been like a nightmare.

One of those stories that ranks up there beside Sam Watkins. I appreciate the historical research on this intense and tragic battle.

I have been to all of the sites in Franklin that you talk about in your videos...never knew the background to Tod Carter. Well done! I just discovered you videos and have enjoyed them.

Very similar to the story of the Battle for Culp’s Hill at the Battle of Gettysburg where Wesley Culp was a CSA KIA on his families farm. His brother William was a Union Soldier.

Todd's story would make a great Hollywood movie, to top it off it would be factual. But for the standards of today we will never see that movie. Such a shame, in fact it just plain pisses me off! Thanks for another great video, I loved learning Todds story.

Wow, just wow! How often does a soldier at war go off to fight and then winds up mortally wounded where he was born and raised and then dies in the house (from those wounds) he was born and raised in? That may just be the prize winner for the saddest Civil War story. I have been to Franklin. That was about 25-30 years ago. The Carter House is amazing as are some of the other sites around Franklin but perhaps more sad than the battle it's self is how so much of that hallowed ground has been developed with cheap commercial and residential buildings. No respect for hallowed ground!

You are awesome bud you just gotta keep on going I used to live in aiken SC and blackville cw battles all over there to

I have heard a story about a boy who died fighting on his family's farm. I wonder if this was him? Or perhaps it happened more than once. That war, being so personal, is full of ironic and coincidental stories. I've been to Shilo, but didnt know about Franklin. I regret now not having gotten there. Thank you so much for this story.

Absolutely sad in the utmost degree. One of his sisters sat by his bedside gently caressing him and whispering to him, "Brother's home, brother's came home" as he lay dying. Unbelievable tragedy. Fought to drive the invaders from his home and died from his supreme effort.

Awesome, thanks for all your efforts in making these videos. You're doing a great job.

Great story, it's easy for everyone to study the battles and discuss the outcome and what-if's and why for's & forget about the men that endured and fought through them. This is the type of history i have always studied thank you

I really like your content and the way you present it, excellent. . I'm hooked/subscribed!

Your history accounts are very well done. Thanks much!

P. S., postscript, postscript. Excellent story and ironic, thank you for bringing it to your subscribers!

Great personal touch to the battle of Franklin.

Terrific! Thank you!

Really enjoy your videos !

Simply incredible as always. Thank you sir.

To be honest, every episode you do is a Bonus. Although i absolutely love WW2 history, all history amazes me. Thank you again for keeping history alive.

I enjoyed this. Thk you.

That's what my grandma wanted when she died. She was unresponsive in the end but held her hand and talked to her and let her know she was in her home. 98 years and the finest lady in the land.

From Cradle to the Grave that old house was there like an old friend for Todd to come full circle on his journey

My hometown, glad you visited.

This was such a sad story for the carter family

I've enjoyed your series on the battle of Franklin. I visited there in 2009, and it was mostly built up, at that time they were attempting to reclaim and preserve the area. It's nice to see your videos showing they have done well in getting back some of the land. In 2009 I was taken in by the Tod Carter story line, seeing your videos has brought that story to life. Keep up the great content.

Thank you.

February of 2002 I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to do a living history event in Franklin, part of a company sized group of individuals representing a Federal unit garrisoned at Fort Granger. That was my first time visiting and learning about the battle there in Franklin, and as a young man myself at the time Todd Carter's story amazed me.

A great series

They really knew how to match wallpaper to the carpets back in the day!

Love love love these stories. Well done! I look forward to seeing a new video and it’s the highlight of my day. I can’t be 100% but I think my ggggrandpa fought in the Battle of Franklin. Still trying to confirm. If so, these last few videos has given me a little glimpse of where he was. Can’t thank you enough!

Keep the great videos coming... Love your channel

Another Great episode. How do you get those awesome smooth dolly shots? Love your style of filmmaking!

I've never heard about this story before, and I'm about to completely dive into it. But, what I want to know first: you said the furniture in the house is civil war era pieces...which sounds like to me its antiques from the 1860s and prior..but not the actual pieces the family owned at the time this happened (minus the bookcase) Are there other original items in the house that "witnessed" these events? And if you would know by chance, is this house "open" with the whole covid thing going on? Amazing video. Amazing story. I'm definitely going to subscribe and follow your videos and channel. 👍👍👍👍

Natural classic is so beautiful

Incredibly sad. Yet after much reflection, the family surly thanked God that their boy passed in the arms of his family.

Great store thanks so interesting 👍👍