| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 104th Illinois Infantry |
| | (Front): 104th Infantry 1st Brigade - Carlin, 1st Division - Johnson, 14th Army Corps - Palmer. (Back):Commanded by LT COL - DOUGLAS HAPEMAN. Reached General Hooker's command from Chattanooga soon after dark November 24th. Moved to Missionary Ridge via Rossville on the morning of November 25th, 1863. LOSS 21. — Map (db m35710) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 75th Illinois Infantry |
| | (Front): 75th Infantry 3rd Brigade - Grose, 1st Division - Cruft, 4th Army Corps - Granger. (Back):Commanded by COL - JOHN E. BENNETT. With Geary's Division from 3 until 6.30 P.M. November 24th. Moved to Missionary Ridge via Rossville on the morning of November 25th, 1863. LOSS 2. — Map (db m35708) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 84th Illinois Infantry |
| | (Front): 84th Infantry 3rd Brigade - Grose, 1st Division - Cruft, 4th Army Corps - Granger. (Back):Commanded by COL - LOUIS H WATERS. With Geary's Division near Cravens' House from 3 until 6.30 P.M. November 24th. Moved to Missionary Ridge via Rossville on the morning of November 25th, 1863. LOSS 4. — Map (db m35709) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 92d Illinois Infantry |
| | 92d Infantry Co. F detached at Gen. Cruft's Headquarters, Nov. 24, 1863. — Map (db m35706) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 179 — 96th Illinois |
| | Illinois
96th Infantry
2d Brigade.
1st Division.
4th Corps.
Nov. 25, 1863. — Map (db m58427) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Battle Above the Clouds |
| | Hooker's troops
drove the Confederates
from Lookout Mountain
On November 24, 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander, ordered Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's forces to storm Lookout Mountain. Hooker's men swept up the western slope of the mountain from your left, and then charged around the base of these cliffs to you right.
The battle reached its high point near the Cravens House just below these cliffs to your right. The outnumbered Confederates were . . . — Map (db m58974) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Battle of Missionary Ridge |
| | Undaunted Union infantry
fought their way
to the crest
On November 25, 1863, the Union army under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant made its final moves to destroy the Confederate forces on Missionary Ridge, the long ridge in the distance. Following unsuccessful attacks on the left and right, Grant ordered Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas' troops in the center to seize the Confederate rifle-pits at the base of the ridge.
The Federals stormed the rifle-pits, and drove the . . . — Map (db m58978) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Carlin's Brigade — Johnson's Division — Palmer's Corps |
| | Carlin's Brigade. Johnson's Division, Palmer's Corps. Brig. Gen. William P. Carlin. Nov 24, 1863 104th Illinois, Lieut. Col. Douglas Hapeman. 38th Indiana, Lieut Col. Daniel F. Griffin. 42nd Indiana, Lieut. Col. William T.B. McIntire. 88th Indiana, Col. Cyrus E. Briant 2nd Ohio, Col. Anson G. McCook. 33rd Ohio, Capt. James H.M. Montgomery. 94th Ohio, Maj. Rue P. Hutchinson. 10th Wisconsin, Capt. Jacob W. Roby. At 2 P.M. with the exception of the 10th Wisconsin detailed to occupy Fort . . . — Map (db m35711) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge |
| | You are now looking
to the northeast
In 1863, Chattanooga was a major railroad hub with a population of 2,500. In late November the city was in Union hands, while Confederate forces occupied Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. Both sides struggled for control, for if the Federals cemented their grip on Chattanooga, they would have a perfect staging area for an invasion of the deep South.
A Fortified City
By late November 1863, . . . — Map (db m58976) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Civil War Artillery |
| | The Six-Pounder
The smallest regulation gun of the Civil War was the six-pounder. Such guns, firing projectiles only 3.67 inches in diameter, often lacked sufficient power and range; however, both Union and Confederate forces continued to use these guns throughout the war.
The Napoleon
This twelve-pounder gun was developed in France after tests initiated by Louis Napoleon in 1850. The Napoleon was deadly in the American Civil War in the relatively . . . — Map (db m59144) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Confederate Casualties — Battle of Chattanooga — November 23 - 27, 1863 |
| | Confederate Casualties - Battle of Chattanooga. Nov. 23d to Nov. 27th, 1863. The losses here given by Divisions include Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and operations following as far as Ringgold Gap, GA.
Longstreet's Corps (McLaw's and Hood's Divisions) was not engaged, having been dispatched to Knoxville Nov. 4th. Bushrod Johnson's Division was on its way to Knoxville. Its rear Brigade (Reynolds) was recalled in time for the third day's battle, but made no report of . . . — Map (db m57908) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Confederate Forces – Battle of Lookout. — Nov. 24th, 1863. |
| | The night before the Battle Gen. Stevenson was assigned to command the Confederate line from Chattanooga Creek to the extreme left on Lookout Mountain, a distance of 15 miles. Stevenson’s Division, of Brown’s, Cummings and Pettu’s Brigades then occupied the summit, and Cheatham’s Division of Jackson’s Moore’s and Walthall’s Brigades the slopes below the palisades. Jackson’s (Col. J.C. Wilkinson commanding) and Cumming’s were assigned to the line between the creek and the base of the mountain, . . . — Map (db m23187) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 2 A 63 — Confederate Position, 1863 |
| | On November 24, 1863, at the time of the fighting for Lookout Mountain, all of which took place on the side of the mountain, not the top, this position along the West Brow was held by the 18th and 20th Tennessee Infantry. Composed largely of men from Davidson, Rutherford and Williamson Counties, the two regiments were combined after the Battle of Chickamauga.
This marker stands on the Tennessee-Georgia line, which was surveyed in 1817 by a party of representatives of both states. — Map (db m51692) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 405 — Corput's Georgia Battery — Capt. W.W. Carnes' Artillery Battalion. — Stevenson's Division, Breckinridge's Corps. |
| | Corput's Georgia Battery
Four 12 Pounder Napoleons.
Capt. W.W. Carnes' Artillery Battalion.
Stevenson's Division. - Breckinridge's Corps.
Nov.24, 1863, 2 P.M.
Capt. Max Van Den Corput, Commanding.
1st Lieut. M.S. McWhorter.
2nd Lieut. W.S, Hoge.
2nd Lieut. J.E. Stilwell.
2nd Lieut. W.A. Russell.
About 1 A.M. a section of Napoleons relieved Garrity's Parrott guns at this point facing the Cravens House. A dense fog obscured the valley from view about 10 A.M. . . . — Map (db m58441) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Corput's Georgia Battery — Capt. W.W. Carnes' Artillery Battalion. — Stevenson's Division, Breckinridge's Corps. |
| | Corput's Georgia Battery
Four 12 Pounder Napoleons.
Capt. W.W. Carnes' Artillery Battalion.
Stevenson's Division. - Breckinridge's Corps.
Nov.24, 1863, 2 P.M.
Capt. Max Van Den Corput, Commanding.
1st Lieut. M.S. McWhorter.
2nd Lieut. W.S, Hoge.
2nd Lieut. J.E. Stilwell.
2nd Lieut. W.A. Russell.
About 1 A.M. this section of Napoleons relieved Garrity's Parrott guns on the point 125 yards south east facing the Craven's House. A dense fog obscured the valley . . . — Map (db m58807) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Cruft's Division — Granger's Corps |
| | Cruft's Division, Granger's Corps Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft. Nov. 24, 1863 2nd Brigade, Brig. Gen. Walter C. Whitaker. 3rd Brigade, Col. William Grose. At daylight November 24th Whitaker's Brigade joined Geary's Division at Wauhatchie crossed Lookout Creek with it and joined in the assault upon the north point of the mountain crossing its nose and charging down upon the Cravens House position at noon. Grose's Brigade crossed Lookout Creek at two points one near the other half a mile above the . . . — Map (db m35705) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Federal Entrenchments |
| | The intrenchments of which vestiges are visible from here were constructed by the Federal garrison detailed to guard the Federal Army hospital which was situated a short from here. This construction took place following the fighting around Chattanooga which resulted in the withdrawal of Confederate forces in November, 1863. — Map (db m13835) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Garrity's Alabama Battery — Maj. Alfred R. Courtney's Artillery Battalion. — Hindman's Division. |
| | Garrity's Alabama Battery.
Two 10 Pdr. Parrotts, Two 12 Pdr. Napoleons.
Maj. Alfred R. Courtney's Artillery Battalion.
Hindman's Division.
Nov. 1863.
Capt. James Garrity, Commanding.
1st Lieut. Philip Bond.
1st Lieut. Maynard A. Hassell.
2nd Lieut. Henry F. Carroll.
The section of Parrott guns occupied this position for nearly two months previous to the battle of the 24th and was engaged at intervals in firing at the enemy's wagon trains Moccasin Point Batteries . . . — Map (db m20356) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Geary's Division — Slocum's Corps |
| | Geary's Division - Slocum's Corps. Brig. Gen. John W. Geary. Nov. 24th, 1863 First Brigade, Col. Charles Candy. Second Brigade, Col. George A. Cobham, Jr. Third Brigade, Col. David Ireland. The division, re-enforced by six regiments of Whitaker's Brigade of Cruft's Division, was assembled at Wauhatchie Station at daylight, Nov. 24th. It bridged Lookout Creek at Light's Mills above the station, began to cross about 8 A.M., marched by the flank up the mountain until the right reached the . . . — Map (db m35704) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 1 — Hooker's Column — Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker — October 27 - November 24, 1863 |
| | Geary's Division, (12th Corps) Brig. Gen John W. Geary. Cruft's Division, (4th Corps) Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft. Osterhaus' Division, (15th Corps) Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus. The advance of General Hooker's command from the Army of the Potomac, which consisted of the 11th Corps, Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard, and the 12th Corps, Maj. Gen. H.W. Slocum, arrived at Bridgeport, Oct. 1, 1863. With a portion of this force he left Bridgeport October 27th and reached Lookout Valley the afternoon of the . . . — Map (db m35702) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Howell's Georgia Battery — Martin's Artillery Battalion -Walker's Division — Hardee's Corps |
| | Howell's Georgia Battery. 2 6-pdr., 2 12-pdr. howitzers.Maj. Robert Martin's Artillery Battalion.Walker's Division, Hardee's Corps.Nov 24th, 1863, 11 A.M.Capt. Evan P. Howell, Commanding.1st Lieut. W.C. Robson.2nd Lieut. T.J. Gilmore.2nd Lieut. R.T. Gibson. By order of Captain Howell, commanding the battery, the section of 6-pdr. guns, under Lieut. R.T. Gibson, was placed in position on this ground November 16th, 1863, and the horses returned to the foot of the mountain. During the engagement . . . — Map (db m35757) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Iowa |
| | (East Side): Iowa remembers her patriot sons who went forth at the call of duty to honor their country in the dreadful carnage of war 4th Infantry Lieut. Col. George Burton 9th Infantry Col. D. Carskaddon (North Side): Williamson's Brigade assisted in the capture of this position and was engaged on the Union right and front throughout the afternoon and evening. The 31st Iowa on the right reaching the foot of the palisades 25th Infantry Col. George A. Stone 26th Infantry Col. . . . — Map (db m35713) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 7 U — Ireland's Brigade — Geary's Division — Slocum's Corps |
| | Ireland's Brigade Geary's Division - Slocum's Corps Col. David Ireland November 24, 1863 60th New York - Col. Abel Godard. 78th New York - Lieut Col. Herbert von Hammerstein. 102d New York - Col. James C. Lane. 137th New York - Capt. Milo B. Eldredge. 149th New York - Col. Henry A. Barnum. Lieut. Col. Charles B. Randall. Four regiments of this brigade took part in the attack upon Lookout, the 78th New York having been left as picket and camp guard. It crossed Lookout Creek with Geary's . . . — Map (db m35707) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Lookout Mountain — American Revolutionary War Battle |
| | The Chattanooga area was firmly controlled by the Chickamauga Indians at the time of The American Revolution. The Cherokee Indian chiefs had signed peace and land treaties with the Colonial settlers. However, a small group of rebellious Cherokees were not in accord with these treaties and continued unabated warfare with the expanding settlers. They were called the Chickamaugas and were led by Chief Dragging Canoe. They were actively supported by the British through local agents and traders. The . . . — Map (db m4496) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Lookout Mountain Trails |
| | A series of hiking trails traverse the wooded slopes of Lookout Mountain within the boundaries of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. From this point you may walk to several historic sites and viewpoints, including the Cravens House and Sunset Rock.
Detailed hiking maps and additional information are available at the National Park Service Visitor Center opposite the main entrance to Point Park.
Selected Hikes
The cravens House - 1.5 . . . — Map (db m58932) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Lookout Valley |
| | You are looking across Lookout Valley and the flat-topped ridges of the Cumberland Plateau. The morning of November 24, Union Gen. Hooker's troops crossed Lookout Creek opposite the present railroad yard in the valley. Then, in a long column, they climbed the mountain to the base of the cliff to your left. This wall blocked any further advance to the mountaintop. Facing north, to your right, the line next moved forward along the slope to attack the lightly held Confederate defenses. The advance . . . — Map (db m58859) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Lookout Valley and Browns Ferry |
| | You are now looking
to the northwest
From this commanding viewpoint 1,300 feet above the river, you can see many of the historic areas associated with the Battles for Chattanooga in 1863. Among these features are Lookout Valley and Browns Ferry through which the Federals opened a vital supply line, weakening the Confederate siege of Chattanooga.
Breaking the Siege
In late September 1863, the Confederate army under Gen. Braxton Bragg . . . — Map (db m58936) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Mountain Cliffs - Cherokee Geology |
| | [Left-Side of Text]: Mountain Cliffs
As you walk along this path, you see piles of rock (sandstone) built up in layers. It is a hard rock that forms the cap of Lookout Mountain and the other ranges of the Cumberland Plateau. Beneath this sandstone are weaker formations of limestone and shale which, as they gradually erode back, undercut the caprock. The sandstone then breaks off forming cliffs all along the brow of the mountain.
This wall protected Confederate . . . — Map (db m58866) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — New York |
| | (East Side):To Ireland's (formerly Greene's) Brigade, Geary's Division, Slocum's Corps, Hooker's command, 11th and 12th Corps, Army of the Potomac, in the Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863. 60th New York Infantry Col. Abel Godard 78th New York Infantry Lt. Col. H. Von Hammerstein 102nd New York Infantry Col. James C. Lane 137th New York Infantry Capt. Milo B. Eldredge 149th New York Infantry Col. Henry A. Barnum Lt. Col. Charles B. Randall (North Side):Effective . . . — Map (db m35699) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — New York Peace Monument |
| | [Text from the outer plaque facing north]:
On Nov. 23, 1863, Maj. Gen. Hooker was directed to make a demonstration early the following morning on the Point of Lookout Mountain with the troops in Lookout Valley under his command, aggregating 9,681.
Geary’s Division started at 8:00 A.M., crossed Lookout Creek at Light’s Dam, and, moving by the flank, enveloped in fog and mist, until its right rested under the palisades. Marched northerly by brigades in echelon; Cobham’s Brigade . . . — Map (db m23954) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Occupation of the Summit of Lookout. — Nov. 25th. 1863. |
| | No Union troops reached the top of the Mountain during the Battle of Lookout. The Confederates began to withdraw from from the summit at 7 P.M. of the 24th, and completed the retirement about 9 o'clock, and at 10 P.M. had crossed Chattanooga Creek on their way t,o Missionary Ridge. Early next morning Gen. Whitaker, commanding brigade in Cruft's Division, his line being then in the vicinity of the Craven House, called for volunteers from the 8th Kentucky to scale the palisades at the Point of . . . — Map (db m20111) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Ohio |
| | East Side Erected by the State of Ohio in memory of the Ohio troops that were engaged in the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Nov. 24, 1863. 1st Brigade 2nd Division 12th Army Corps Col. Charles Candy Col. William R. Creighton 5th Ohio, Col. John H. Patrick 7th Ohio, Col. William R. Creighton Lieut. Col. Orrin J. Crane (IN RESERVE) 66th Ohio, Lieut. Col. Eugene Powell Capt. Thomas McConnell 1st Brigade 1st Division 14th Army Corps Brig. Gen William P. Carlin 2nd . . . — Map (db m35701) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Osterhaus' Division — Blair's Corps |
| | Osterhaus' Division, Blair's Corps Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus. Nov. 24, 1863 1st Brigade, Brig. Gen. Charles R. Woods. 2nd Brigade, Col. James A. Williamson. Early on the 24th the division took position on the left of Hooker's lines on and behind the hills west of Lookout Creek and in the vicinity of and below the railroad bridge. Preparations for crossing the creek were completed at 10 a.m. Woods' Brigade the first to advance moved with its left on the river road and was in action east of . . . — Map (db m35717) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Participation of the Artillery — November 24, 1863 |
| | Tablet #1 Union Batteries 7th Indiana (Sec) Lt. Otho H. Morgan Baird Mouth Chatta. Creek 10th Indiana Capt. Wm. A. Naylor Sheridan Moccasin Point 1st Iowa Lt. James M. Williams Osterhaus W. of Lookout Creek 2d Missouri Capt. Clemens Landgraeber Osterhaus W. of Lookout Creek I, 1st New York Capt. Michael Wiedrich 11th Corps W. of Lookout Creek K, 1st Ohio Lt. Nicholas Sahm 11th Corps W. of Lookout Creek 4th Ohio Capt. Geo. Froehlich Osterhaus W. of . . . — Map (db m35750) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Point Park |
| | Ahead are some of
Lookout Mountain's
finest views
The walkway beginning here leads through Point Park to historic Point Lookout, the northern most promontory of Lookout Mountain. The distance to Point Lookout is 1/4 mile, and the walking time is about 5 minutes.
The trail to Point Lookout ends at the Ochs Overlook and Museum, a stone structure perched atop the rocky cliffs. Here there are panoramic views of Chattanooga and the Tennessee River 1,300 feet below. . . . — Map (db m58474) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Soldier Tourists — The View from the Top |
| | Both the Confederate and the Union soldiers who fought in and around Chattanooga were struck by the region's scenic beauty. During the Union army's occupation of Chattanooga (November 1863 - Summer 1865), countless men hiked up Lookout Mountain to gaze out over the surrounding countryside, have their pictures taken for the folks back home, and walk through the mountain's rock formations. They no doubt shared the opinion of Elias Cornelius, a Congregationalist minister who wrote of the view in . . . — Map (db m59082) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Stevenson's Division — Breckinridge's Corps. — Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson. |
| | Stevenson's Division - Breckinridge's Corps.
Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson.
Nov. 24, 1863
Brown's Brigade - Brig. Gen. John C. Brown.
Cumming's Brigade - Brig. Gen. Alfred Cumming.
Pettus' Brigade - Brig. Gen. Edmund W. Pettus.
Cherokee Artillery - Capt. Max Van Den Corput.
Nov. 23d, upon the withdrawal of Walker's Division from the line west of Chattanooga Creek to the extreme right on Missionary Ridge, Gen. Stevenson with his own and three Brigades of . . . — Map (db m58811) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 2A 57 — Summertown |
| | Summertown, the first community on Lookout Mountain, was in this general area. The Lookout Mountain Hotel and its cottages were erected here in 1856 by Colonel James A. Whiteside and associates. Guests came up a toll road in carriages which met trains and steamboats in Chattanooga. Confederate and Union troops in turn occupied the hotel in 1863-1864, and Jefferson Davis rested awhile in one of the cottages after release from prison in May, 1867. — Map (db m13844) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 2 A 69 — Sunset Rock — Oct. 28, 1863 |
| | From here, General Braxton Bragg, with James Longstreet, one of his corps commanders, watched the Federals under Major General Joseph Hooker, then arriving from the Army of the Potomac and in process of entering Lookout Valley. They determined to oppose them that evening. The result was the Battle of Wauhatchie, fought at midnight, and resulting in the repulse of the Confederates. — Map (db m51689) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Tennessee River and Moccasin Bend |
| | You are now looking to the north
Here the Tennessee River makes a sweeping, clockwise loop around Moccasin Bend. In 1863, vital supplies were brought to the besieged Federals in Chattanooga across the "neck" of Moccasin Bend, using pontoon bridges at the two river crossings.
The Cracker Line
Union forces opened a supply line into the besieged city of Chattanooga in late October 1863. Known as the "Cracker Line," it brought the weary . . . — Map (db m58954) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — The Battles for Chattanooga — 1863 |
| | A series of battles in 1863
secured Chattanooga
for the Union
The city of Chattanooga with its railroads and riverboats was a vital transportation center during the Civil War. Both armies recognized its importance. In the late summer and fall of 1863, several key military actions decided the fate of Chattanooga, and helped determine the fate of the Confederacy.
(1) Battle of Chickamauga - September 18-20
About 10 miles south of Chattanooga near . . . — Map (db m58463) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — The Cravens House — Federals drove the Confederates from their headquarters here |
| | Robert Cravens, an ironmaster, built the first house on this site in 1856. Seven years later, in the fall of 1863, Confederate troops occupied Lookout Mountain, and Cravens' house became the headquarters of Confederate Brig. Gen. Edward C. Walthall. On November 24, 1863, the Union troops stormed the foggy slopes of Lookout Mountain in the famed 'Battle Above the Clouds." Federal infantry pushed the outnumbered Confederates around the north end of the mountain (to your left), and across the . . . — Map (db m35700) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — 2A 56 — The University of The South |
| | Founded here July 4, 1857, when its first trustees, representing Episcopal dioceses in ten Southern states, met to adopt the plan of Bishop (later Confederate General) Leonidas Polk for a university to be sponsored by the Episcopal Church. Following the colorful ceremony here, a second meeting of the Board was held in Montgomery, Alabama, in November, 1857, and Sewanee, Tennessee was chosen as the site. — Map (db m13839) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Union Casualties — Battle of Chattanooga — November 23 - 27, 1863 |
| | Union Casualties - Battle of Chattanooga. Nov. 23d to Nov. 27th, 1863.The losses here given by Divisions include Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and operations following as far as Ringgold Gap, GA.
Cruft's Div., 4th Corps - Killed 1 officer, 20 enlisted; Wounded 11 officers, 112 enlisted; Missing 2 enlisted; Aggregate 146.
Sheridan's Div., 4th Corps - Killed 11 officers, 119 enlisted; Wounded 110 officers, 1103 enlisted; Missing 3 enlisted; Aggregate 1346 . . . — Map (db m57906) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Williamson's Brigade — Osterhaus' Divsion — Blair's Corps |
| | Williamson's Brigade Osterhaus' Divsion - Blair's Corps Col. James A Williamson Nov 24, 1863 4th Iowa - Lieut. Col. George Burton. 9th Iowa - Col. David Carskaddon. 25th Iowa - Col. George A. Stone. 26th Iowa - Col. Milo Smith. 30th Iowa - Lieut. Col. Aurelius Roberts. 31st Iowa - Lieut. Col. Jeremiah W. Jenkins. This brigade, the left of Osterhaus' Division, supported the batteries on the hills west of the bridges near the mouth of Lookout Creek, until Woods' Brigade had crossed further . . . — Map (db m35716) HM |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Woods' Brigade — Osterhaus' Divsion — Blair's Corps |
| | Woods' Brigade Osterhaus' Divsion - Blair's Corps Brig. Gen. Charles R. Woods Nov. 24, 1863 13th Illinois - Lieut. Col. Frederick W. Partridge. 3rd Missouri - Lieut Col. Theordore Meumann. 12th Missouri - Col. Hugo Wangelin. 17th Missouri - Col. John F. Cramer. 27th Missouri - Col. Thomas Curly. 29th Missouri - Col. James Peckham Maj. Philip H. Murphy. 31st Missouri - Lieut. Col. Samuel P. Simpson. 32nd Missouri - Lieut. Col. Henry C. Warmoth. 76th Ohio - Maj. Willard Warner. This . . . — Map (db m35715) HM |
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