Lookout Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Battle of Wauhatchie
1. Battle of Wauhatchie Marker
Bragg ordered a night attack on General Geary's Division (six regiments) established about the church at the Kelly's Ferry Road, the plan being to overwhelm Geary, turn on the forces about Brown's Ferry, drive them over the river and regain Lookout Valley. Longstreet selected Hood's Division commanded by General Micah Jenkins for this movement. At midnight Jenkins' Brigade (six regiments) commanded by Colonel John Bratton attacked Geary's position. Benning's Brigade was posted beyond the railroad bridge in support, with Robertson's and Law's Brigades on the hills to its right.
The assault upon Geary continued until 3 a.m. when the head of Schurz's Division ordered from Brown's Ferry to the assistance of Geary followed by Steinwehr's Division, reached the position occupied by Benning, Robertson, and Law. Colonel Orland Smith's Brigade of Steinwehr's Division attacked and occupied the second hill to the north of the railroad, and General Hector Tyndale's Brigade of Schurz's Division attacked and occupied the hill immediately north of that road. Colonel Bratton then withdrew from Geary's front, and the Confederate forces, withdrawing over Lookout, left Lookout Valley to the possession of Union forces.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-12.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 28, 1863.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 0.758′ N, 85° 20.63′ W. Marker was in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It could be reached from Point Park Road north of East Brow Road, on the right when traveling west.
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Regionally, this marker was in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Tennessee River and Moccasin Bend (here, next to this marker); Cobham's Brigade (here, next to this marker); Lookout Valley and Browns Ferry (here, next to this marker); Battle Above the Clouds (a few steps from this marker); 29th Pennsylvania Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 111th Pennsylvania Infantry
Image courtesy of the National Park Service., July 27, 2017
2. Battle of Wauhatchie Marker
Aerial view of the eight tablets situated atop "The Point" on Lookout Mountain.
Other markers no longer nearby. Re-Opening the Tennessee River (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Battle of Chattanooga, 1st Day, Nov. 23 (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24 (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Battle of Chattanooga, 3d Day, Nov. 25 (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Localities of the Campaign (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Campaign for Chattanooga (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Campaign for Chattanooga (Continued) (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. When standing on the Ochs Museum observation deck, and looking at the rock surface of "The Point" of Lookout Mountain, that the museum is situated upon, there used
Image courtesy of the National Park Service., July 27, 2017
3. Battle of Wauhatchie Marker
Closer aerial view of the eight tablets situated atop "The Point" on Lookout Mountain.
Image courtesy of the National Park Service., July 28, 2017
4. Battle of Wauhatchie Marker
View of the picture where the National Military Park's historian, Jim Ogden, identified each of the eight tablets.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2017
5. Battle of Wauhatchie Marker
A present day view of "The Point," as seen from the observation deck of the Ochs Museum, shows where this tablet was once situated.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2017
6. Entrance to Point Park
View of the entrance to "The Point" National Military Park, where this tablet is located.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
7. The Text from the Battle of Wauhatchie Marker
View of page 12 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 July 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,341 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 1, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
