Downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Civil War Capitol

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

1. Civil War Capitol Marker

Inscription. After the fall of Nashville Governor Isham Harris convened the Tennessee Legislature on this site February 20-March 20, 1862. The state archives were also stored here.

Erected 1969 by Memphis Sesquicentennial, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Places • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is February 20, 1862.

Location. 35° 8.697′ N, 90° 3.085′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Downtown Memphis. It is at the intersection of North Second Street and Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Second Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 North Second Street, Memphis TN 38103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was

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once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wildcats (within shouting distance of this marker); The Saturday Night Jamboree (within shouting distance of this marker); Hattie Manely (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); WMC Radio Station (about 300 feet away); Marion Scudder Griffin (about 300 feet away); First Tennessee Bank (about 300 feet away); Court Square Saved (about 300 feet away); James H. Malone (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Civil War Capitol Marker looking east on Madison Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

2. Civil War Capitol Marker looking east on Madison Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.