97th Ohio Infantry

Historical marker location:

Chattanooga, Tennessee

( Marker is on South Crest Road south of East Main Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1917

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.