John DeWitt Clinton Atkins

Historical marker location:

Paris, Tennessee

( Marker is on East Ruff Street south of Church Street, on the left when traveling south.)

(1825-1908).

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.