Heading Back Home: Franklin's Unknown Soldier & The Civil War's Five Bloodiest Hours

It was the “Gettysburg of the West;” the night “the Old South died;” and the battle where the “bloodiest hours of the whole terrible war” were fought. On November 30, 1864, the beautiful fields of Franklin, Tennessee became a blood-soaked Valley of Death for thousands of American soldiers — both North and South — in the most savage five hours of the Civil War.

Now, a century and a half later, the Battle of Franklin is being brought back to life. A construction crew’s accidental uncovering of a Civil War soldier’s remains is pulling this majestic little town together in ways it never could have imagined.

Narrated by Hollywood icon Lee Majors, Heading Back Home isn’t just an emotional chronicling of Franklin’s extraordinary efforts to honor an American hero 147 years after his death; it’s also a gripping and masterfully told story of one of the Civil War’s most important battles.

Vivid and realistic battle scenes, detailed maps, high resolution photography, expert accounts, chilling original music from Michael Bongaura, Lizard Thom Case, and Louise Mosrie, and Mr. Majors’ distinctive voice brings new life and understanding to the war’s bloodiest night.

Bonus Features:

• John Bell Hood’s fateful decision by acclaimed author and historian Eric A. Jacobson

• The nightmare at the Carter House by docent Alan Corry

• Original trailers