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Franklin's Unknown Soldier Funeral

October 10, 2009

                                                                                                                                   Photograph by STFB

Grave of the Unknown Soldier at Rest Haven Cemetery

All who attended the funeral of Franklin’s Unknown Soldier will agree it was a truly memorable and dignified tribute to a fallen American soldier - one man who represents all those who lost their lives in the Battle of Franklin.

On your next visit to Franklin, be sure to visit the Unknown Soldier’s Grave and Monument at Rest Haven Cemetery - a location sure to be a focal point for future memorials and tributes. The monument was designed by Franklin’s own Robin Hood and is sure to become a must see site for all Franklin visitors.

Photographs, Slideshows, and News Coverage

New!  View the Trailer for "Heading Back Home: The Story of Franklin's Unknown Soldier and the Five Bloodiest Hours of the Civil War

An outstanding slideshow of the Unknown Soldier funeral by Jeanne Reasonover with the Tennessean.  David Fraley does the voice-over. http://www.tennessean.com/section/SPECIAL03111 

Great photographs of the Unknown Soldier funeral by Al Wagner Photography

http://awphotos.zenfolio.com/p496066309

Williamson Herald - Franklin’s Unknown Civil War Soldier reinterred in show of ceremony

http://www.williamsonherald.com/home?id=66767