26th Illinois Infantry

Historical marker location:

Chattanooga, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Glass Street (Tennessee Route 17) and Campbell Street, on the right when traveling east on Glass Street.)

Marker installed: 1899

1st Brigade - Loomis. 4th Division - Ewing.

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.