Orchard Knob in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Wisconsin State 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]
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. Marker 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 National Military Park, almost across the street from 1810 Ivy Street. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is located at the, “Orchard Knob Reservation/1934 Map 32-30". 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. 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 monument. 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 atop column."
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 666 times since then and 28 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.