James Edwards Rains

Historical marker location:

1101 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, Tennessee

( Marker can be reached from Lebanon Pike.)

April 10, 1833 - December 31, 1862. Lawyer, Newspaper editor, Confederate States Army brigadier general.

The famous frontiersman Davy Crockett served as a U.S. congressman from Tennessee from 1827 to 1835. He became a national celebrity during this time, known for his colorful personality and frontier wisdom.