Near Lookout Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Ohio
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 Ohio, Col. Anson G. McCook
33rd Ohio, Capt. James H.M. Montgomery
94th Ohio, Maj. Rue P. Hutchins
West 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.
2nd Brigade 1st Division 4th Army Corps
Brig. Gen. Walter C. Whitaker
40th Ohio, Col. Jacob E. Taylor
51st Ohio, Lieut. Col. Charles H. Wood
99th Ohio, Lieut. Col. John E. Cummins
3rd Brigade 1st Division 4th Army Corps
Col. William Grose
24th Ohio, Capt. George M. Bacon
1st Brigade 1st Division 15th Army Corps
Brig. Gen. Charles R. Woods
76th Ohio, Maj. Willard Warner
Aleshire's Ohio Light Artillery
18th Battery, Lieut. Joseph McCafferty
(Operating from Moccasin Point)
Erected 1917 by State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT250-51.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Cravens House Reservation, and the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: November 24, 1863 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 24, 1841.
Location. 35° 0.791′ N, 85° 20.476′ W. Marker is near Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. Marker can be reached from Shingle Road, 0.1 miles north of Military Road. Monument is located near the ground of the Cravens' House, a unit of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park. Follow the signs from the Lookout Mountain Scenic Highway (TN 148) to reach the area. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, the “Monument is located on Lookout Mountain Battlefield at the Cravens Reservation/1935 Map 257". Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lookout Mountain TN 37350, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Cravens House (within shouting distance of this marker); Carlin's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 104th Illinois Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Howell's Georgia Battery (about 300 feet away); Participation of the Artillery (about 300 feet away); Candy's Brigade (about 400 feet away); 13th Illinois Infantry Monument (about 400 feet away); 2nd Ohio Infantry (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lookout Mountain.
More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “21' x 21' at base & 75' high, monument has four sculptures of soldiers on separate pedestals at base; central shaft has rusticated pedestal supporting obelisk topped by sculpted eagle."
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 966 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 14, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.