Ewing's Division Marker

HMdb.org

THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE “Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”

Home — My Markers — Add A Marker — Marker Series — Links & Books — Forum — About Us

Word or Phrase

Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print

Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Ewing's Division

By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

1. Ewing's Division Marker

Inscription. U.S.A.
Ewing's Division.
Left of Assault.
Nov. 25, 1863.

Erected by Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission. (Marker Number 82.)

Location. 35° 4.266′ N, 85° 14.335′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. Marker can be reached from North Crest Road north of Lightfoot Mill Road. Click for map. This historic marker is located in the Sherman Reservation, up on the hill called the "Sherman Heights," and is situated along a trail that goes off into the woods from the east side of the clearing on the top of the "Sherman Heights". Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37404, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 54th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 47th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Earthworks (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); 55th Illinois (within shouting distance of this marker); Army of the Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); Cockerill's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Chattanooga.

By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

2. Ewing's Division Marker

View of the historic marker in the woods off to the left (east) of the clearing at the top of the hill where the main body of Union troops were positioned.

More about this marker. Because of its location in the Sherman Reservation it cannot be reached by car and can only be reached by foot. I would suggest parking your car in the provided parking area on Lightfoot Mill Road and then walking north on North Crest Road. You will reach a spot on this road where there is a locked gate barring further vehicle traffic on the road, but not foot traffic. Continue to walk all the way to the end of North Crest Road. Once there you will see a pathway that goes from the end of the road to the center of the gorge that separates "Tunnel Hill" to your south and "Sherman Heights" to your north. This historic marker is to the north on the "Sherman Heights."

By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

3. Ewing's Division Marker

View of the historic marker looking west through the woods and up the slope towards the summit of the hill.

By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

4. Ewing's Division Marker

View of the historic marker looking east, along the obscure trail, leading down the east side of the "Sherman Heights," towards several additional markers situated in the woods along the pathway.

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 8, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.