Cruft's Division - Granger's Corps Marker

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Rossville in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cruft's Division - Granger's Corps
Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft.
— Nov. 25, 1863, 5 P.M. —

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By Dale K. Benington, June 23, 2011

1. Cruft's Division - Granger's Corps Marker

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Cruft's Division - Granger's Corps
Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft.
Nov. 25, 1863, 5 P.M.
2d Brigade - Brig. Gen. Walter C. Whitaker.
3d Brigade - Col. William Grose.
Division followed Osterhaus in the march of Hooker's column from Lookout Mountain, and at 4 p.m. it had penetrated Rossville Gap until its center was on the prolongation of the enemy's line on the crest of Missionary Ridge. Here it formed, facing the flank of that line, with Grose's Brigade in advance and Whitaker's in support. In moving forward it met the enemy's skirmishers advancing down the Ridge, and soon after carried the summit. Advancing astride of the Ridge, it reached this point about 5 p.m. and continuing northward, arrived in the vicinity of the position carried by the 14th Corps and bivouacked for the night.

Erected by Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission.

Location. 34° 59.073′ N, 85° 16.649′ W. Marker is in Rossville, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker is on West Crest Road near Waheela Road, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. To see this historical marker take Chickamauga Avenue through the Rossville Gap and where the large Iowa Memorial Monument is located turn north on West Crest Road. Proceed for one block and this historical will be just beyond the intersection on the north side of the street. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 West Crest Road, Rossville GA 30741, United States of America.

By Dale K. Benington, June 23, 2011

2. Cruft's Division - Granger's Corps Marker

View of the historical marker situated in front of the residence at 200 West Crest Road.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Woods' Brigade (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); 27th Missouri Infantry (about 600 feet away); Iowa (about 700 feet away); Rossville Gap (about 700 feet away); Osterhaus' Division - Blair's Corps. (about 800 feet away); 40th Ohio Infantry. (approx. 0.2 miles away in Tennessee); Cruft's Division (approx. 0.2 miles away in Tennessee); 99th Ohio Infantry. (approx. 0.2 miles away in Tennessee). Click for a list of all markers in Rossville.

More about this marker. This historical marker is located one block south of the Tennessee - Georgia state line.

By Dale K. Benington, June 23, 2011

3. Cruft's Division - Granger's Corps Marker

View of the historical marker looking east along West Crest Road.

By Dale K. Benington, June 23, 2011

4. Cruft's Division - Granger's Corps Marker

View looking southwest along West Crest Road of the historical marker situated on the northeast corner of the intersection with Waheela Road.

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 23, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 140 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.