William Miller

Historical marker location:

Macon, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 158 and Church Hill Road (North Carolina Highway 1335), on the right when traveling west on U.S. 158.)

Marker installed: 1991

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.