City Center in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Headquarters of General James A. Garfield
Image courtesy of the Historical Marker Database
1. Headquarters of General James A. Garfield Marker
General James A. Garfield
Chief of Staff to General Rosecrans
General Joseph J. Reynolds
Chief of Staff to General Thomas
(Marker Number MT-35.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 3.15′ N, 85° 18.449′ W. Marker was in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It was in City Center. Marker was at the intersection of Walnut Street and East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 224 Walnut Street, Chattanooga TN 37402, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Swaim's Jail (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ernest Walter Holmes, Sr. (about 600 feet away); Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (about 600 feet away); Chattanooga's First School (about 700 feet away); Site of General Bragg's Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Headquarters of Brigadier General George D. Wagner (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chattanooga Daily Rebel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harry Scott Probasco Family (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is a, "Cast iron tablet in brick building on northeast corner of 4th & Walnut Streets,"
Regarding Headquarters of General James A. Garfield. 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 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
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2019
2. Headquarters of General James A. Garfield Marker
View of the northeast corner of the intersection, the site of the missing marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2019
3. Headquarters of General James A. Garfield Marker
Distant view of the site of the missing marker, looking across the intersection towards the northeast corner.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2019
4. Headquarters of General James A. Garfield Marker
View of the site of the missing marker, looking north along Walnut Street.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2019
5. Headquarters of General James A. Garfield Marker
View of the site of the missing marker, looking east along East 4th Street.
Image courtesy of the National Park Service., July 12, 2017
6. "MT-numbered” listings
View of page 35 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.
Image courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library.
7. 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 29, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 29, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
