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

103rd Illinois Infantry

2nd Brigade - 4th Division

— 15th Corps —

103rd Illinois Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

1. 103rd Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the front of the historic marker.

Inscription. [Front Side]:

Illinois
103rd Infantry,
2nd Brigade - Corse,
4th Division - Ewing,
15th Army Corps - Blair.
[Back Side]:

The metal plaque is missing

Erected 1899 by the State of Illinois. (Marker Number MT-182.)

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° 4.235′ N, 85° 14.372′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Tree Park. It can be reached from North Crest Road north of Lightfoot Mill Road. This historic marker is located in the Sherman Reservation, up on the hill called the "Sherman Heights," due east of the Iowa monument. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “Monument is located in the Sherman Reservation on Missionary Ridge, map site #52-53". 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

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within walking distance of this marker: Iowa State Monument (a few steps from this marker); Corse's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 6th Missouri Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 40th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Lightburn's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 30th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 46th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 37th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

More about this marker. Because of its location in the Sherman Reservation it cannot be reached by car and can only be reached by foot. I would suggest parking your car in the provided parking area on Lightfoot Mill Road and then walking north on North Crest Road. You will reach a spot on this road where there is a locked gate barring further vehicle traffic on the road, but not foot traffic. Continue to walk all the way to the end of North Crest Road. Once there you will see a pathway that goes from the end of the road to the center of the gorge that separates "Tunnel Hill" to your south and "Sherman Heights" to your north. This historic marker is to the north on "Sherman Heights."

According to the description information provided by the National Park Service,

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

2. 103rd Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the back side of the historic marker, showing the location of the missing metal plaque in the middle of the marker.

the monument is, “7'6" x 4'4" x 4'6" high rock-faced granite monument consisting of rectangular block with an inscribed polished front on rectangular base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's participation in Battle of Missionary Ridge.”

Also see . . . 103rd Illinois Infantry Regiment. This is a link to information provided by the "American Civil War" web site. (Submitted on July 27, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

3. 103rd Illinois Infantry Marker

View, looking north, of the historic marker, situated to the right (east) of the Iowa Monument.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

4. 103rd Illinois Infantry Marker

View looking westward from the historic marker of the Iowa Monument.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

5. 103rd Illinois Infantry Marker

View looking southward from "Sherman Heights" towards the Confederate positions on "Tunnel Hill." The featured historic marker is to the left (east) of the Iowa Monument.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

6. 103rd Illinois Infantry Marker

View from the historic marker on "Sherman Heights" looking south towards the Confederate positions on "Tunnel Hill."

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,007 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 27, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.