Neill S. Brown

Historical marker location:

Elkton, Tennessee

( Marker is on Elkton Pike (U.S. 31) just north of Newman Road, on the left when traveling north.)

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.