Orchard Knob in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
109th Pennsylvania Infantry.
2d Brigade.
| | 2d Division 12th Corps. | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
1. 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Marker
View of the front/south side of the historical monument.
2d Brigade.
2d Division 12th Corps.
[Right/East Side]
Frederick L. Gimber, was engaged at Wauhatchie, seven
miles from here, from 11.15 P.M. October 28th to
3 A.M. of the 29th, and at Lookout Mountain
November 24th, 1863.
[Back/North Side]
in grateful remembrance of the officers and men of
the 109th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry,
who, in the time of their country's peril, offered their
lives upon this field and many other battlefields
to save for the benefit of posterity, a government
founded upon the
consent of the
governed and dedicated
to the principles of
personal liberty and
human freedom.
[Left/West Side]
Pennsylvania. Mustered in the U.S. Service, December
1861. Re-enlisted January 1864. Consolidated with the
111th Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry
March 31st 1865, which was mustered out of service
July 19th 1865.
Erected 1896 by State of Pennsylvania. (Marker Number MT-329.)
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Orchard Knob Reservation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 25, 1863.
Location. 35° 2.322′ N, 85° 16.434′ W. Memorial is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Orchard Knob. It is on Ivy Street east of Hawthorne Street, on the left when traveling east. This historical marker (monument) is located in the middle of a residential neighborhood, in the city of Chattanooga, a little less than a mile west of Missionary Ridge. It is situated on the southern edge of the Orchard Knob Reservation,
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Regionally, this memorial 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: Wisconsin State Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Monuments in the Western Section of Orchard Knob (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourteenth Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Michigan Engineers
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
2. 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Marker
Close-up view of the text on the front/south side of the historical monument.
More about this memorial. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is a, “7' x 7' x 16' obelisk on elaborate pedestal with two-course rock-faced base. Pedestal is crenellated at bottom and incorporates columns in niches at corners. Inscriptions and bronze state seal are included."
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
3. 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Marker
Close-up view of the seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that is affixed to the front/south side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
4. 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Marker
View of the southeast side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
5. 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Marker
Close-up view of the text written on the right/east side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
6. 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Marker
View of the northeast side of the historical monument, with a view of some of the nearby residences on Ivy Street.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
7. 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Marker
Close-up view of the text written on the back/north side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
8. 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Marker
View of the northwest side of the historical monument, with a view of some of the nearby residences on Ivy Street.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
9. 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Marker
Close-up view of the text written on the left/west side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
10. 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Marker
View of the historical monument looking west along Ivy Street, with a distant view of the Wisconsin Monument on the slope of Orchard Knob in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 889 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on June 10, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
