Historical Marker

Captain Ryman's Home

Historical marker location:
544 2nd Ave S, Nashville, Tennessee
( Marker is on 2nd Avenue South just north of Lea Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1994

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.