Southside Historic District in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

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East Angle of Fort Phelps

Photographed by Dale K. Benington

1. East Angle of Fort Phelps Marker

Inscription. East Angle
of Fort Phelps
(Negley)
Begun by Confederates
as Fort Cheatham
(Marker Number MT-60B.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 2.019′ N, 85° 18.343′ W. Marker was in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It was in the Southside Historic District. It was at the intersection of Read Street and East 17th Street, on the right when traveling north on Read Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1624 Read Street, Chattanooga TN 37408, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Chattanooga Choo-Choo (approx. ¼ mile away); Dedication of Rose Garden to all Veterans (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named The Chattanooga Choo-Choo (approx. ¼ mile away); The Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); Chattanooga's Railroads (approx. ¼ mile away); Chattanooga, a City of Historical Significance (approx. ¼ mile away); Military History of Chattanooga (approx. ¼ mile away); Terminal Station (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Other markers no longer nearby. Southeast Angle of Fort Phelps (was within shouting distance of this marker but

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has been confirmed missing); Center of Fort Phelps (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Center of Fort Phelps (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is a, “Cast iron tablet on long post at 1624 Read Street."

Regarding East Angle of Fort Phelps. With much help from Suzette Raney of the Local History and Genealogy Department of the Chattanooga Public Library, I have been able to put together some background information on these bronze and/or iron, Civil War related, tablets placed throughout the city of Chattanooga.

According to a newspaper article published in the Chattanooga Times on, December 1, 1893, there was a committee appointed from the chamber of commerce to identify historical points in connection with the occupancy of Chattanooga by federal and Confederate troops. These points were to later be marked by a bronze tablet bearing a description of the event which transpired at that point. According

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018

2. East Angle of Fort Phelps Marker

According to the "List of Classified Structures" this tablet was located at 1624 Read Street, and this is a picture of the house at that address.

to a Battlefield Guide, published in 1897 by the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, “For the 20th reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, September 18-20, 1889, the publisher of the Guide compiled the following list of historical points, which list, has since been revised and bronze tablets placed on or near the sites by the Government.” So it would appear that it was sometime between late 1893 and 1897 that these tablets were erected, by the government.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. A list of the tablets placed throughout the city of Chattanooga, in the mid-1890s, that identify historical points in connection with the occupancy of Chattanooga by Federal and Confederate troops.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018

3. East Angle of Fort Phelps Marker

View, looking north along Read Avenue, at the area where this tablet was once situated.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018

4. East Angle of Fort Phelps Marker

View, looking south along Read Avenue, at the area where this tablet was once situated.

List of Classified Structures, image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017

5. List of Classified Structures,

View of page 60B from the National Park Service’s record book on the Chattanooga - Chickamauga ”MT-numbered” listings of classified structures, which is kept in the Chickamauga Battlefield Park's Visitor Center.

Tablet Related Newspaper Article image. Click for full size.

Image courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library.

6. Tablet Related Newspaper Article

View of a tablet related newspaper article published in the Chattanooga Times on, December 1, 1893.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 25, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.