Historical Marker
John Medearis
Historical marker location:
3572 Liberty Valley Road, Petersburg, Tennessee
( Marker is on Liberty Valley Road, 0.4 miles south of Emmet Pickle Road, on the left when traveling south.)
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.