Tennessee By eme121756 1796 Andrew Jackson was elected as Tennessee's first congressman Jun 1, 1796 Tennessee was founded Tennessee was the sixteenth state added to the US 1806 Nashville was founded Jun 8, 1845 Andrew Jackson dies 1862 Pres. Lincoln makes Andrew Johnson military governor of Tennessee Feb 15, 1862 Grant launch major assault on Tennessee Sep 17, 1862 Tennessee was evacuated by federals 1863 Federal troops reconquered Cumberland Cap, Tennessee 1863 Grant arrived in Chattanooga, Tenn., to find the Union Army was starving Sep 23, 1863 The confederate siege of Chattanooga began