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

3rd Ohio Infantry

John Beatty's Brigade - Davis' Division

— 14th Corps —

 
 
3d Ohio Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 6, 2009
1. 3d Ohio Infantry Marker
Inscription.
3d Ohio Infantry.
John Beatty’s Brig., Davis Div., 14th Corps.

Capt. Leroy S. Bell.
Nov. 25, 1863.

This regiment was detached from its brigade during the Battle of Chattanooga, and stationed at Kelley’s Ferry on the Tennessee River west of Raccoon Mountain.

There it was assigned to the very important duty of guarding the steamboat landing, and the supplies obtained as a result of the opening of the Brown’s Ferry line of communication.
 
Erected 1908 by State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-261.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Ohio Reservation, and the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: November 25, 1863 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is November 25, 1863.
 
Location. 35° 1.674′ N, 85° 15.49′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Missionary Ridge. Marker is on South Crest Road, 0.1 miles south of Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south. This marker is located on Missionary Ridge, along South Crest Road, in the Ohio Reservation. This particular historical marker
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is in the row of markers that line the left (south) side property line of the Ohio Reservation. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “Missionary Ridge - Ohio Reservation/1934 Map 124-5”. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37404, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 98th Ohio Infantry (here, next to this marker); 108th Ohio Infantry (here, next to this marker); 113th Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 121st Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Ohio at Chickamauga (a few steps from this marker); Ohio Monument (a few steps from this marker); Ohio Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Fifth Company Battalion Washington Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
 
More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is a, “Bronze inscription tablet with decorative border mounted on low marble pedestal. Describes unit's activities on November 25, 1863.”
 
3d Ohio Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2010
2. 3d Ohio Infantry Marker
View looking west of the historical marker along the row of Ohio Infantry markers that are located on the left (south) side of the Ohio Reservation.
3d Ohio Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2010
3. 3d Ohio Infantry Marker
View looking east of the historical marker at it's location on the left (south) side of the Ohio Reservation, some 200 feet west of South Crest Road.
3d Ohio Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 6, 2009
4. 3d Ohio Infantry Marker
View of Ohio Reservation, situated along crest of Missionary Ridge, where this historical marker is located.
Ohio Reservation image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 6, 2009
5. Ohio Reservation
View of the Ohio Reservation sign which is located along the crest of Missionary Ridge, and is where this historical marker is located.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2011, by Jeffrey D Bell of Columbus, Ohio. Photos:   1. submitted on November 1, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.   2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.   4. submitted on November 1, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.   5. submitted on November 2, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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