Historical Marker
Crucial Supply Lines
Historical marker location:
4119 Cromwell Rd, Chattanooga, Tennessee
( Marker can be reached from Cromwell Road, 0.7 miles west of Jersey Pike.)
East Tennessee Railroads and Bridges.
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.