100th Illinois Infantry

Historical marker location:

107 South Crest Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee

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

Marker installed: 1898

2nd Brigade - 2nd Division. 4th Corps.

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.