Orchard Knob in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Wisconsin State Monument
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
1. Wisconsin Monument
Erects This
Monument To
Its Brave And
Steadfast
Sons Who
Participated
In The
Engagements
At And About
Chattanooga
1863
[Front-Right/Southeast side of Monument]
3rd Brigade
1st Division
14th Corps
10th Wis Inf
1st Brigade
1st Division
14th Corps
21st Wis Inf
3rd Brigade
1st Division
14th Corps
[Right/East side of Monument]
1st Brigade
3rd Division
4th Corps
24th Wis Inf
1st Brigade
2nd Division
4th Corps
[Back-Right/Northeast side of Monument]
1st Brigade
2nd Brigade
17th Corps
26th Wis Inf
2nd Brigade
3rd Division
11th Corps
[Back/North side of Monument]
3rd Brigade
2nd Division
14th Corps
[Back-Left/Northwest side of Monument]
3rd Brigade
2nd Division
17th Corps
12th Wis Bat
3rd Brigade
2nd Division
17th Corps
[Left/West side of Monument]
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Heavy Art
Company C
2nd Brigade
2nd Division
Art Reserve
1st Wisconsin
Cavalry
2nd Brigade
1st Division
Cavalry Corps
[Front-Left/Southwest side of Monument]
1st Brigade
2nd Division
Art Division
8th Wis Bat
1st Brigade
2nd Division
Art Reserve
10th Wis Bat
1st Brigade
2nd Division
Art Reserve
Erected 1898 by the State of Wisconsin. (Marker Number MT336-37.)
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 1863.
Location. 35° 2.332′ 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 marker 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 in the Orchard Knob Reservation, on the high ground near the edge of the southern boundary of the
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
2. Wisconsin Monument
View of the text on the Front/South side of the historical monument.
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: The Monuments in the Western Section of Orchard Knob (within shouting distance of this marker); 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Michigan Engineers (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourteenth Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); New Jersey State Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd & 33rd Massachusetts Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th & 20th Connecticut Infantry Regiment Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery E, Pennsylvania 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 monument is, “13' x 13' at base and 31' high, monument consists of polished granite Corinthian column set on octagonal pedestal, which rests on three-step platform. Pedestal is inscribed, column shaft has bronze state seal, ball finial
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
3. Wisconsin Monument
Close-up view of the text on the Front-Right/Southeast side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
4. Wisconsin Monument
Close-up view of the text on the Right/East side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
5. Wisconsin Monument
Close-up view of the text on the Back-Right/Northeast side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
6. Wisconsin Monument
Close-up view of the text on the Back/North side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
7. Wisconsin Monument
Close-up view of the text on the Back-Left/Northwest side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
8. Wisconsin Monument
Close-up view of the text on the Left/West side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
9. Wisconsin Monument
Close-up view of the text on the Front-Left/Southwest side of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
10. Wisconsin Monument
View of the historical monument with a view of Lookout Mountain in the distant background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
11. Wisconsin Monument
View of the historical monument on the southern shoulder of Orchard Knob.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
12. Wisconsin Monument
View looking south, of the historical monument, looking down at the monument from the crest of Orchard Knob, with a distant view of Lookout Mountain in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,114 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on July 7, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
