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

Confederate Casualties

Battle of Chattanooga

— November 23 - 27, 1863 —

 
 
Confederate Casualties Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2017
1. Confederate Casualties Marker
Inscription.
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 its casualties.

Cheatham's Div. - Killed 56, Wounded 371, Missing 1244, Aggregate 1671.

Cleburne's Div. - Killed 62, Wounded 367, Missing 12, Aggregate 441.

Stevenson's Div. - Killed 36, Wounded 282, Missing 14, Aggregate 332.

Walker's Div. - Killed 14, Wounded 118, Missing 190, Aggregate 322.

Hindman's Div. and Patton Anderson's Div. - Killed 76, Wounded 476, Missing 1124, Aggregate 1676.

Stewart's Div. - Killed 72, Wounded 316, Missing 965, Aggregate 1353.

Breckinridge's Div. and Bate's Div. - Killed 44, Wounded 224, Missing 591, Aggregate 859.

Robertson's Batt'n Reserve Artillery - Killed 1, Wounded 4, Missing 6, Aggregate 11.

Williams' Batt'n Reserve Artillery - Wounded 2, Aggregate 2.

Grand Total: Killed 361, Wounded
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2160, Missing 4146, Aggregate 6667.
 
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-339A.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is November 23, 1863.
 
Location. 35° 2.572′ N, 85° 15.249′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in the Glenwood Neighborhood Association. Marker can be reached from North Crest Road south of Brown Wood Drive, on the left when traveling north. This tablet is located along the western crest of Missionary Ridge in the DeLong Reservation. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37404, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Union Casualties (here, next to this marker); 2nd Minnesota (a few steps from this marker); Water's Alabama Battery (a few steps from this marker); 9th Kentucky Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Turchin's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); DeLong Reservation (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 89th Ohio Infantry (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
 
Confederate Casualties Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2017
2. Confederate Casualties Marker
View of the tablet, looking west, situated in front of the 2nd Minnesota Monument.
Confederate Casualties Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2017
3. Confederate Casualties Marker
View of visitors to the DeLong Reservation reading the text of the neighboring Union Casualties tablet.
Confederate Casualties Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2017
4. Confederate Casualties Marker
A distant view of the tablet, looking west, situated in front of the 2nd Minnesota Monument, in the DeLong Reservation, on the western crest of Missionary Ridge.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 15, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.

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