Confederate Memorial

Historical marker location:

Cleveland, Tennessee

( Memorial is at the intersection of North Ocoee Street (State Highway 74) and 8th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on North Ocoee Street.)

Marker installed: 1910

Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. It joined the Confederacy in June 1861, but a significant portion of its population remained loyal to the Union, leading to a bitter and divided conflict within the state.