Historical Marker
John McPherson
Historical marker location:
294 Old Eureka Road NW, Charleston, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of Eureka Road NW (Tennessee Route 306) and Old Eureka Road NW, on the right when traveling north on Eureka Road NW.)
1809-1897.
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.