Forrest's Raid

Historical marker location:

Chesterfield, Tennessee

( Marker is on U.S. 412 at milepost 19,, 0.3 miles west of Lone Elm Road, on the right when traveling west.)

Dec. 18, 1862.

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.