Eli Sims (Simms)

Historical marker location:

5671 Old Smithville Highway North, Sparta, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Old Smithville Highway North and Old Kentucky Road (Tennessee Highway 136), on the right when traveling west on Old Smithville Highway North.)

February 1, 1776 - September 14, 1862.

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.