Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Geary's Division
Slocum's Corps.
| | Brigadier General John W. Geary | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2017
1. Geary's Division Marker
Brigadier General John W. Geary
November 25, 1863, 6 p.m.
1st Brigade - Colonel William R. Creighton
2nd Brigade - Colonel George A. Cobham, Jr.
3rd Brigade - Colonel David Ireland
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This Division being the rear of Hooker's column in the march from Lookout Mountain reached Rossville about 4:00 p.m. and moved northward along the base of Missionary Ridge. Creighton's Brigade led, followed by Cobham's, both marching in column of regiment, and followed by Ireland's in support of five batteries of artillery.
Near the base of the ridge the Division formed in column of brigades. Creighton's in the first line, Cobham's forming the second, and Ireland still supporting the artillery.
With this formation the Division moved obliquely up the ridge until reaching a point opposite this tablet it faced fully towards the crest and scaled it about 6 p.m.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-85.)
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Location. 34° 59.859′ N, 85° 16.438′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Missionary Ridge. It is on South Crest Road south of West Shadowlawn Drive, on the right when traveling south. This marker is located along the western crest of Missionary Ridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 540 South Crest Road, Chattanooga TN 37404, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cobham's Brigade (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Creighton's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); 66th Ohio Infantry
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2017
2. Geary's Division Marker
View looking north along South Crest Road with the blue tablet seen on the west side of the roadway.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2017
3. Geary's Division Marker
A closer view, looking north along South Crest Road, with the blue tablet seen almost opposite of where a residential driveway provides a homeowner with street access.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2017
4. Geary's Division Marker
View looking south along South Crest Road with the blue tablet seen on the west side of the roadway.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2017
5. Geary's Division Marker
View of the tablet on the western crest of Missionary Ridge, looking west out over the Tennessee River valley below.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2017
6. Geary's Division Marker
Another view of the tablet on the western crest of Missionary Ridge, looking northwest and seeing Lookout Mountain in the distant background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2017
7. Geary's Division Marker
View of the tablet on the western crest of Missionary Ridge.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2017
8. Geary's Division Marker
View of page 85 from the National Park Services 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 19, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 423 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 19, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 8. submitted on October 9, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
