Morning Sun is an archaic place name in Shelby County, Tennessee in the United States.
[2] The Morning Sun post office opened in 1830 at the Seed Tick and Old Stage Coach crossroad.
[4] Morning Sun was the site of the so-called Battle of Morning Sun during the American Civil War,[1] described as "Confederate cavalry raid on a well-guarded Union wagon train.
"[3] An 1886 letter to the Memphis Avalanche described the town as somewhat languishing: "Those who knew Morning Sun before the war and see it now would not recognize it as the same.
As there was a good corn crop last year the whistles are heard every Saturday and both I believe are kept busy.