Orchard Knob in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
New Jersey State Monument
N.J. Infantry
1st. Brigade
2d. Division
11th. Corps
[Back/West Side]
by
The State Of
New Jersey
1896
[Left/South Side]
N.J. Infantry
3d. Brigade
1st. Division
12th. Corps
Erected 1896 by the State of New Jersey. (Marker Number MT-220.)
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Orchard Knob Reservation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
Location. 35° 2.353′ N, 85° 16.448′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Orchard Knob. Marker is on Orchard Knob Avenue north of Ivy Street, on the left when traveling north. This historical monument is located in the middle of a residential neighborhood, in the city of Chattanooga, a little less than a mile west of Missionary Ridge. It is situated near the crest of the Orchard Knob Reservation, National Military Park and is positioned on the high ground to the south of the crest, near the Fourteenth Army Corps historical marker. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service the, “Monument locate on Orchard Knob Reservation/1934 Map 32-6”. 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. Fourteenth Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); The Final Struggle Begins (within shouting distance of this marker); 27th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Michigan Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery E, Pennsylvania Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Wisconsin State Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Casualties (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
More about this monument. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “38' high and 8' square at the base, the monument consists of a 2-step base, pedestal and shaft of Quincy granite, topped by a Maine granite sculpture of a Union soldier holding a flag. Located at the Orchard Knob Reservation.”
The National Park Service also identifies the Badger Brothers of Quincy, Massachusetts as being the Architect of this monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 798 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 16, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.