Historical Markers in
Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Alex Haley's Boyhood Home Confederate Sharpshooters Confederate Water Batteries Dyer County / Lauderdale County Dyersburg Army Airfield Earthworks Over River Batteries Fort Pillow General N.B. Forrest's Command Position Inner Breastworks Key Corner Outer Breastworks Outer Breastworks Union Artillery 10 Pound Parrotts Union Artillery 12 Pound Howitzers Union Artillery 6 Pound James Rifles
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.
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