Tree Park in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Battery D, 1st Missouri

1st Missouri, Battery D Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

1. 1st Missouri, Battery D Marker

A close-up view of the text on the top of the marker.

Inscription. Battery D. 1st Mo.
Light Artillery
U.S.A.
Was In Action 1200 Yds.
Northwest Of This Point
Nov. 25, 1863

Erected 1899 by the State of Missouri. (Marker Number MT-215A.)

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, Sherman Reservation, and the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: November 25, 1863 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is November 25, 1863.

Location. 35° 4.174′ N, 85° 14.427′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Tree Park. Marker is on North Crest Road north of Lightfoot Mill Road, on the right when traveling north. This historic marker is located on the western boundary of the Sherman Reservation, at the extreme northern end of North Crest Road, which is the part of that roadway that has been closed to vehicle traffic by the National Park Service. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “Marker is located at the Sherman Reservation on Missionary Ridge/1934 Map 52-15". 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

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of this marker. Raum's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 93rd Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 56th Illinois Infantry Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); 80th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 26th U.S. Missouri Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Buschbeck's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Matthies' Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); J. A. Smith's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

More about this marker. The historic 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 had to contact the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park & Moccasin Bend National Archeological District of the National Park Service, and the park's historian, James H. Ogden, kindly provided me with the text written on this particular Missouri marker.

According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “A simple 15" x 15" x 3' marble shaft with a slanting inscribed top marking unit's position during

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

2. 1st Missouri, Battery D Marker

View of the historic marker looking south along North Crest Road.

the battle.”

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

3. 1st Missouri, Battery D Marker

View of the historic marker looking north on North Crest Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.