Nathan Bedford Forrest

Historical marker location:

Parkers Crossroads, Tennessee

( Marker is on Federal Lane, on the right when traveling east.)

July 13, 1821 - October 29, 1877.

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.