Hugh T. Lefler

Historical marker location:

Cooleemee, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 801 and Watt Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 801.)

Marker installed: 2007

(1901-1981).

During the Civil War, North Carolina was the second to last state to secede from the Union, doing so on May 20, 1861, and sending more soldiers to fight for the Confederacy than any other state.