Orchard Knob in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
75th Pennsylvania Infantry
3rd Brigade - 3rd Division.
— 11th Corps. —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
1. 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Marker
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Corps.
[Front-Top of Marker]
To her Seventy Fifth Regiment
Infantry Volunteers.
Major August Lesic Commanding
Wauhatchie
Lookout Mountain
Missionary Ridge
Organized at Philadelphia
In August 1861 By Colonel Henry Bohlen
Discharged at Murfreesboro Tennessee
September 1, 1865
Erected 1897 by the State of Pennsylvania. (Marker Number MT-328.)
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, Orchard Knob Reservation series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1848.
Location. 35° 2.423′ N, 85° 16.429′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Orchard Knob. Marker is at the intersection of Hawthorne Street and East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Hawthorne Street. This historical marker (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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 46th Pennsylvania Infantry (here, next to this marker); The Monuments in the Western Section of Orchard Knob (a few steps from this marker); 55th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 73rd Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 61st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); The Miracle at Missionary Ridge (within shouting distance of this marker); 82nd Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); New York Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “7' x 4'8" x 13', monument consists of rectangular shaft with base, pedestal, cornice and cap. Smooth-faced panels in base and shaft carry inscriptions, and shaft incorporates bronze state seal."
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
2. 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the front side of the historical monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
3. 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that is affixed to the historical monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
4. 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Marker
View looking southeast of the historical monument with the a view of the New York Memorial Monument on the crest of Orchard Knob in the background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
5. 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Marker
View of the northwest corner of the Orchard Knob Reservation looking south along Hawthorne Street, with a view of the featured historical monument situated in-between the 46th Pennsylvania Monument on the corner and the New York Memorial Monument up on the crest of Orchard Knob.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
6. 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Marker
View of the backside of the historical 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 794 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on February 7, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 16, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
