Cavalry Action (Dec 15, 1864)

Historical marker location:

3212 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, Tennessee

( Marker is on Charlotte Avenue (U.S. 70) east of 33rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling west.)

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.