Riverfront in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Headquarters Row
Generals and Ghosts
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
1. Headquarters Row Marker
Inscription.
Headquarters Row. Generals and Ghosts. Beginning in 1862, Confederate Gens. Braxton Bragg, Daniel Ledbetter, and Joseph E. Johnston, followed by Union Gens. William S. Rosecrans and George H. Thomas, occupied the Greek Revival-style Richardson house, which stood nearby at 320 Walnut Street. When Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant arrived in Chattanooga on October 23, 1863, he first made his headquarters there. Grant soon moved to the nearby T.J. Lattner house here at the corner of 1st and Walnut Streets. Lattner served in the Confederate army, and following the arrival of Union forces, his wife, Josephine, and their children moved to Georgia. Grant remained in the Lattner house while he planned the attacks that drove the Confederate army from Chattanooga. After Grant departed late in 1864 to take overall command of the Union armies, Gen. William T. Sherman used the house as his headquarters and there prepared plans for the pivotal campaign that led to the capture of Atlanta., After the war, the army returned the house to Lattner, who moved back to Chattanooga. Union veterans, who wanted the Lattner house to become a historic site, placed a marker there noting its role as Grant's headquarters. Local residents told ghost stories about the house, claiming that a soldier once executed for dereliction of duty still haunted the place to prove his allegiance to his Union commanders. Others claimed to see the ghosts of Grant and Sherman in the parlor. The house was demolished in 1966.
Beginning in 1862, Confederate Gens. Braxton Bragg, Daniel Ledbetter, and Joseph E. Johnston, followed by Union Gens. William S. Rosecrans and George H. Thomas, occupied the Greek Revival-style Richardson house, which stood nearby at 320 Walnut Street. When Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant arrived in Chattanooga on October 23, 1863, he first made his headquarters there. Grant soon moved to the nearby T.J. Lattner house here at the corner of 1st and Walnut Streets. Lattner served in the Confederate army, and following the arrival of Union forces, his wife, Josephine, and their children moved to Georgia. Grant remained in the Lattner house while he planned the attacks that drove the Confederate army from Chattanooga. After Grant departed late in 1864 to take overall command of the Union armies, Gen. William T. Sherman used the house as his headquarters and there prepared plans for the pivotal campaign that led to the capture of Atlanta.
After the war, the army returned the house to Lattner, who moved back to Chattanooga. Union veterans, who wanted the Lattner house to become a historic site, placed a marker there noting its role as Grant's headquarters. Local residents told ghost stories about the house, claiming that a soldier once executed for dereliction of duty still haunted the place to prove his allegiance to his Union commanders.
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Others claimed to see the ghosts of Grant and Sherman in the parlor. The house was demolished in 1966.
Erected by Tennessee Civil War Trails.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1904.
Location. 35° 3.344′ N, 85° 18.479′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Riverfront. Marker is on East 1st Street west of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west. This historic marker is located in the downtown area of Chattanooga, near the riverfront, on what use to be a street that has been turned into a vehicle free walkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. This historic marker is located very near what use to be the intersection of East 1st Street and Walnut Street. Although Walnut Street use to continue north and cross the Tennessee River on a bridge, it presently ends at this intersection. The bridge, although it still exists, is currently a pedestrian bridge. The historic marker is just a few short steps to the west of Walnut Street, on a pedestrian walkway, on what use to be East 1st Street.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
3. Headquarters Row Marker
View of the Civil War era picture of the Richardson house.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
4. Headquarters Row Marker
View of the historic marker and the background area.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
5. Headquarters Row Marker
View looking west along the pedestrian walkway that use to be East 1st Street.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
6. Headquarters Row Marker
View of the historic marker looking east towards nearby Walnut Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,056 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 2, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.