Chattanooga Daily Rebel Marker

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Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Chattanooga Daily Rebel

By R. E. Smith, December 23, 2007

1. Chattanooga Daily Rebel Marker

Inscription. Established on this site, Aug. 2, 1862, by Franc M. Paul, it was published in three states, five towns and, for several months, in a boxcar traveling with Confederate armies. Later editors were Henry Watterson and Albert Roberts. Usually, it was the only news source for Confederate soldiers in the deep South. Its last issue was at Selma, Alabama, April 11, 1865.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 34.)

Location. 35° 3.002′ N, 85° 18.581′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. Marker is on Market Street, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37401, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William "Uncle Bill" Lewis (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); G. W. Franklin (about 700 feet away); Ernest Walter Holmes, Sr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chattanooga's First School (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Coca-Cola Bottling Company In The United States (approx. 0.3 miles away); Union Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Martin Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carver Memorial Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Chattanooga.