Tree Park in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
40th Illinois Infantry
2nd Brigade - 4th Division
— 15th Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
1. 40th Illinois Marker
View of the front of the historic marker.
40th Infantry,
2nd Brigade - Corse,
4th Division - Ewing,
15th Army Corps - Blair.
[Back Side]:
Erected 1899 by State of Illinois. (Marker Number MT-160.)
Topics and series. This memorial 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.
Location. 35° 4.239′ N, 85° 14.389′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Tree Park. Memorial can be reached from North Crest Road north of Lightfoot Mill Road. This historic marker is located in the Sherman Reservation, up on the hill called the "Sherman Heights," due west of the Iowa monument. According to the location provided by National Park Service, the, “Monument located in the Sherman Reservation on Missionary Ridge, map site #52-21.". 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. 6th Missouri Infantry (here, next to this marker); Iowa State Monument
this page online
More about this marker. Because of its location in the Sherman Reservation it cannot be reached by car and can only be reached by foot. I would suggest parking your car in the provided parking area on Lightfoot Mill Road and then walking north on North Crest Road. You will reach a spot on this road where there is a locked gate barring further vehicle traffic on the road, but not foot traffic. Continue to walk all the way to the end of North Crest Road. Once there you will see a pathway that goes from the end of the road to the center of the gorge that separates "Tunnel Hill" to your south and "Sherman Heights" to your north. This historic
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
2. 40th Illinois Marker
View of the back side of the historic marker, showing the location of the missing metal plaque in the middle of the marker.
According to the description provided by National Park Service, the monument is, “7'6" x 4'4" x 4'6" high rock-faced granite monument consisting of rectangular block with an inscribed polished front on rectangular base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's participation in Battle of Missionary Ridge."
Also see . . . 40th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. This is a link to information provided by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Submitted on July 25, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
3. 40th Illinois Marker
View, looking north, of the historic marker, situated to the left (west) of the Iowa Monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
4. 40th Illinois Marker
View looking eastward from the historic marker of the Iowa Monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
5. 40th Illinois Marker
View looking southward from "Sherman Heights" towards the Confederate positions on "Tunnel Hill." The featured historic marker is to the right (west) of the Iowa Monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2017
6. 40th Illinois Infantry Marker
View of page 160 from the National Park Service’s record book on the Chattanooga - Chickamauga ”MT-numbered” listings of classified structures, which is kept in the Chickamauga Battlefield Park's Visitor Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 25, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on July 13, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
