Historical Marker
44th Illinois Infantry
Historical marker location:
Chattanooga, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of South Crest Road and South Crest Place, on the left when traveling south on South Crest Road.)
Marker installed: 1899
1st Brigade - 2nd Division,. 4th Corps.
The first known protest against British taxation in America occurred in Tennessee in 1768, more than a decade before the famous Boston Tea Party. A group of settlers in the Watauga Association signed a petition protesting the British government's attempt to impose taxes on them without their consent.