Let us raise a standard to which the Wise and the Honest can repair.
— George Washington, Constitutional Convention, 1787

Tennessee Constitutional Militia

Militia Contacts by County

Anderson	Crockett	Hamilton	Lauderdale	Morgan	Stewart
Bedford	Cumberland	Hancock	Lawrence	Obion	Sullivan
Benton	Davidson	Hardeman	Lewis	Overton	Sumner
Bledsoe	Decatur	Hardin	Lincoln	Perry	Tipton
Blount	De Kalb	Hawkins	Loudon	Pickett	Trousdale
Bradley	Dickson	Haywood	McMinn	Polk	Unicoi
Campbell	Dyer	Henderson	McNairy	Putnam	Union
Cannon	Fayette	Henry	Macon	Rhea	Van Buren
Carroll	Fentress	Hickman	Madison	Roane	Warren
Carter	Franklin	Houston	Marion	Robertson	Washington
Cheatham	Gibson	Humphreys	Marshall	Rutherford	Wayne
Chester	Giles	Jackson	Maury	Scott	Weakley
Claiborne	Grainger	Jefferson	Meigs	Sequatchie	White
Clay	Greene	Johnson	Monroe	Sevier	Williamson
Cocke	Grundy	Knox	Montgomery	Shelby	Wilson
Coffee	Hamblen	Lake	Moore	Smith

A link-free version of the above Tennessee Counties Table is available here.

Purposes

...to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; — U.S. Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 16.

Contact

Militia of East Tennessee, 3rd Brigade

Tennessee Militia
7634 Chapman Hwy
Knoxville, TN 37920

Events

The Battle of Athens — On August 2, 1946, the militia of Athens, Tennessee, resorted to arms against corrupt officials to restore the rule of law in McMinn County. This is their story.

Press reports on the Battle of Athens and Chronology — From contemporary sources.

Reports

Other Tennessee Patriot Groups

Adversaries

Reformers are known by their adversaries, and it is appropriate that those adversaries be identified and what is known about them be told. They include corrupt and abusive officials, corporations, groups, and individuals.

Adversaries common to all militias everywhere

These are some based in the state:

State of Tennessee

Constitution Research

Militias Page

National Militia Directory