Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Missionary Ridge

Nov. 25, 1863

Missionary Rige Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, December 22, 2007

1. Missionary Rige Marker

Inscription. So called from its nearness to the Brainerd Mission to the Cherokee, this ridge was the scene of the final and conclusive action in the series of battles which drove the Confederates from the Chattanooga area. After first clearing a line of riflepits at the foot. Federal troops charged up the slopes of the ridge, driving the Confederates from their entrenchments at the top.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 68.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 35° 1.705′ N, 85° 15.344′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Missionary Ridge. It is on Brainerd Rd (U.S. 11 / 64), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37411, 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: T. J. Wood's Division (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 124th Ohio Infantry (about 600 feet away); 41st Ohio Infantry (about 600 feet away); 52nd Ohio Infantry (about 600 feet away);

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74th Ohio Infantry (about 700 feet away); 21st Ohio Infantry (about 700 feet away); 10th Ohio Infantry (about 700 feet away); 18th Ohio Infantry (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, December 22, 2007

2. Missionary Rige Marker

Photographed by R. E. Smith, December 22, 2007

3. Missionary Rige Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,061 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on November 28, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.