Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
38th Indiana Infantry
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
1. 38th Indiana Marker
Lieut. Col. D. F. Griffin.
Nov. 25, 1863.
7 Wounded.
Erected 1909 by the State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-188.)
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, Missionary Ridge, and the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: November 25, 1863 series lists.
Location. 35° 0.633′ N, 85° 16.168′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Missionary Ridge. Memorial is on South Crest Road south of Old Ringgold Road, on the right when traveling south. This historic marker (tablet) is located along the western side of the roadway, on the western crest of Missionary Ridge, just south of the intersection of South Crest Road with Old Ringgold Road. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, this “Bronze Tablet located on Missionary Ridge at 326 South Crest Road/1934 Map 159.". Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 326 South Crest Road, 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. 33rd Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the tablet is, “3' x 2' bronze inscription tablet with decorative egg & dart border mounted on low iron pedestal. Describes the unit's activities on November 25, 1863.”
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
2. 38th Indiana Marker
View of the historical marker on the western crest of Missionary Ridge.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
3. 38th Indiana Marker
View of the historical marker, looking north along South Crest Road, just south of the intersection with Old Ringgold Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
4. 38th Indiana Marker
View of the historical marker, looking south along South Crest Road,
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on March 18, 2015, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
