Orchard Knob in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
New Jersey State Monument
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
1. New Jersey State Monument
N.J. Infantry
1st. Brigade
2d. Division
11th. Corps
[Back/West Side]
by
The State Of
New Jersey
1896
[Left/South Side]
N.J. Infantry
3d. Brigade
1st. Division
12th. Corps
Erected 1896 by the State of New Jersey. (Marker Number MT-220.)
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument 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 year for this entry is 1896.
Location. 35° 2.353′ N, 85° 16.448′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Orchard Knob. It is on Orchard Knob Avenue north of Ivy Street, on the left when traveling north. This historical 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 near the crest of the Orchard Knob Reservation, National Military Park and is
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Regionally, this marker and monument is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and 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: Fourteenth Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); The Final Struggle Begins (within shouting distance of this marker); 27th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Michigan Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery E, Pennsylvania Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Wisconsin State Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Casualties (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 monument is, “38' high and 8' square at the base, the monument consists of a 2-step base, pedestal and shaft of Quincy granite, topped by a Maine granite sculpture of a Union soldier holding a flag. Located at the Orchard Knob Reservation.”
The National Park Service also identifies
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
2. New Jersey State Monument
Cloe-up view of the front side of the New Jersey historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
3. New Jersey State Monument
Close-up view of the northeast corner of the historical monument, showing the text on both the front and right sides of the monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
4. New Jersey State Monument
Close-up view of the southwest corner of the historical monument, showing the text on both the back and left sides of the monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
5. New Jersey State Monument
View of the historical monument, looking south, showing its locational relation to the Fourteenth Army Corps marker and the distant Wisconsin Memorial Monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
6. New Jersey State Monument
View of the northeast corner of the monument with the Fourteenth Army Corps historical marker in the foreground.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
7. New Jersey State Monument
View looking southeast from the base of the New Jersey Memorial Monument, with a view looking down the slope of Orchard Knob, at the Fourteen Army Corps historical marker just to the right of the monument, and of the southeastern entrance to the Reservation, down at the base of the slope.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
8. New Jersey State Monument
View looking northwest of the entrance to reservation up the pathway that leads to the high ground where the historical marker is situated, and to the crest of Orchard Knob.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,080 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 16, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
