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

Chattanooga Daily Rebel

Photographed 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 11, 2007.

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

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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: Miller Brothers Department Store c. 1898 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); William "Uncle Bill" Lewis (about 600 feet away); Central Block Building / Site of First Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet away); William (Uncle Bill) Lewis

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(about 600 feet away); G. W. Franklin (about 700 feet away); Hamilton County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ernest Walter Holmes, Sr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Other markers no longer nearby. Signal Hill (was about 800 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Site of Headquarters (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by R. E. Smith, December 23, 2007

2. Chattanooga Daily Rebel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,212 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.