4E 27 - The Memphis Daily Appeal - Memphis, TN
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The Memphis Daily Appeal historic marker is mounted to the side of a building on S Center Ln at Madison Ave in Memphis, TN.
Waymark Code: WMT5Q9
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2016
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The plaque reads:
The Memphis Daily Appeal
From this spot, press and type of the Appeal were loaded on a freight car at Main and Madison in early morning, June 6, 1862, just before a naval battle. This paper kept the journalistic flag of the Confederacy flying from Grenada, Miss., then Jackson, Meridian, Atlanta, and Montgomery until Apr. 6, 1865, when . U.S. troops destroyed the type at Columbus, Ga. The press was hidden and used here again, Nov. 5, 1865.
Tennessee Historical Commission
A small plaque beneath the marker reads:
Tablet Sponsored
By
Memphis Professional
Chapter
Of
Sigma Delta Chi
Marker Name: The Memphis Daily Appeal
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 4E 27
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission and
The Memphis Professional Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi
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