Fighting For Humboldt

Historical marker location:

Humboldt, Tennessee

( Marker can be reached from Osborne Street east of East End Drive (U.S. 79), on the left when traveling east.)

Raid on the Depot. Forrest's First West Tennessee Raid.

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.