Lookout Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24
1. Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24 Marker
Gen. Thomas having obtained permission for Gen. Hooker to make a demonstration against Lookout Mountain, the latter having Geary's, Cruft's and Osterhaus' Divisions, the latter of Sherman's Army, crossed Lookout Creek at Light's Mill, just south of Wauhatchie at 8 o'clock A.M. with Geary's Division supported by Whitaker's Brigade of Cruft, ascended the mountain by the flank to the foot of the palisades, and moved north toward the point of the mountain. Cruft's remaining brigade crossed above the railroad bridge and Osterhaus' just below it, and the whole line attacked the flank and front of Walthall's Brigade which alone at the opening of the battle held the slope of the mountain below the palisades.
At noon the Cravens House was carried. Walthall fell back 400 yards southeast of Cravens, and was there re-enforced by Pettus' Brigade, and had Moore's Brigade on his right. Carlin's Brigade from Chattanooga re-enforced Hooker at dark, and Clayton's Brigade, commanded by Col. Holtzclaw, relieved Walthall and Pettus at 8 P.M. The Confederates held their line until 2 A.M. when they abandoned the mountain retiring to Missionary Ridge.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-2A.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is November 24, 1863.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 0.759′ N, 85° 20.626′ W. Marker was in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It could be reached from Point Park Road
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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: Battle Above the Clouds (here, next to this marker); 29th Pennsylvania Infantry (here, next to this marker); Tennessee River and Moccasin Bend (here, next to this marker); Cobham's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge
Image courtesy of the National Park Service., July 27, 2017
2. Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24 Marker
Aerial view of the eight tablets that were once situated atop "The Point" on Lookout Mountain.
Other markers no longer nearby. Battle of Chattanooga, 1st Day, Nov. 23 (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Battle of Chattanooga, 3d Day, Nov. 25 (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Localities of the Campaign (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Re-Opening the Tennessee River (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Campaign for Chattanooga (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Campaign for Chattanooga (Continued) (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Battle of Wauhatchie (was here, next to 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
Image courtesy of the National Park Service., July 27, 2017
3. Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24 Marker
Closer aerial view of the eight tablets that were once situated atop "The Point" on Lookout Mountain.
Image courtesy of the National Park Service., July 28, 2017
4. Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24 Marker
View of the picture where the National Military Park's historian, Jim Ogden, identified each of the eight missing tablets.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2017
5. Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24 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, August 1, 2012
6. Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24 Marker
View of the double of this tablet that is currently situated over on Cameron Hill.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2017
7. 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 27, 2017
8. The Text from the Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24 Marker
View of page 2A 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 381 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 1, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
