Tree Park in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Barrett's C.S.A. Missouri Battery
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
1. Barret's Battery Marker
Close-up view of the top of the historical marker, where the text is found.
C.S.A.
Commanded By
Isaac Lightner
Mortally Wounded
On Crest Of Hill
Nov. 25, 1863
Erected 1899 by the State of Missouri. (Marker Number MT-416.)
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, Sherman Reservation, and the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: November 25, 1863 series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1923.
Location. 35° 3.951′ N, 85° 14.437′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Tree Park. Marker is at the intersection of North Crest Road and Lightfoot Mill Road, on the right when traveling north on North Crest Road. This historic marker is located at the entrance to the Sherman Reservation, along the footpath that goes into the park. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, the, “Marker is at the Sherman Reservation on Missionary Ridge/1934 Map 52-4.". Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37406, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Barret's Missouri Battery (here, next to this marker); Hardee's Corps (a few steps from this
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More about this marker. The historic marker is a four cornered, cut stone post, with a slightly angled, flat top, where the marker's text is inscribed into the stone's flat surface. Because the inscribed text was so weather worn, I had to contact the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park & Moccasin Bend National Archeological District of the National Park Service, and the park's historian, James H. Ogden, kindly provided me with the text written on this particular Missouri marker.
According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “A simple 15" x 15" x 3' marble shaft with a slanting inscribed top marking
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
2. Barret's Battery Marker
View of the historic marker, with a view of North Crest Road in the background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
3. Barret's Battery Marker
View of the historic marker situated near the park entrance, along the pathway that leads into the interior of the military park.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
4. Barret's Battery Marker
A more distant view, taken from nearby North Crest Road, of the historic marker at it's location at the entrance to the Sherman Reservation.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 771 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
