Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
12th U.S. Missouri Infantry
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 23, 2011
1. 12th U.S. Missouri Infantry Marker
U.S.A.
Near This Point
Night of Nov. 25, 1863
Erected 1895 by the State of Missouri. (Marker Number MT-213.)
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, Bragg Reservation, and the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: November 25, 1863 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 1890.
Location. 35° 1.142′ N, 85° 15.78′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Missionary Ridge. It is on Ridge Road north of South Crest Place, on the left when traveling north. This marker is located on Missionary Ridge, in the Bragg Reservation. Once you have entered the Bragg Reservation you will find this marker along the eastern border of the Bragg Reservation, across the street from a residential complex. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “Marker located on Missionary Ridge at Bragg Reservation/1934 Map 136-17". Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37404, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: Osterhaus' Division (here, next to this marker); 17th U.S. Missouri Infantry
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More about this marker. The historical marker is a four cornered, cut stone post, with a slightly angled, flat top, where the marker's text is inscribed into the stone's flat surface. Because the inscribed text was so weather worn, I did a paper rubbing of the marker's surface to help to enable me to read it.
According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “A simple 15" x 15" x 3' marble shaft with a slanting inscribed top marking unit's position during the battle, November 25, 1863.”
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 23, 2011
2. 12th U.S. Missouri Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the top of the historical marker, where the text is found.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 23, 2011
3. 12th U.S. Missouri Infantry Marker
View of the historical marker looking south along Ridge Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 23, 2011
4. 12th U.S. Missouri Infantry Marker
View of the historical marker, looking west across the grounds of the Bragg Military Rearvation.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 23, 2011
5. 12th U.S. Missouri Infantry Marker
View of the historical marker looking north along Ridge Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 820 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 8, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
