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

Swett's Mississippi Battery

Maj. T. R. Hotchkiss' Artillery Battalion.

— Cleburne's Division. —

Swett's Mississippi Battery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

1. Swett's Mississippi Battery Marker

Inscription. Swett's Mississippi Battery
Four 12-pdr. Napoleons.
Maj. T. R. Hotchkiss' Artillery Battalion.
Cleburne's Division.
Nov. 25th, 1863.
1st Lieut. H. Shannon, Commanding (Wounded).
<1st Lieut. Joseph Ashton, (Mortally Wounded).
2nd Lieut. H. N. Steele.
Corporal F. M. Williams.

The battery, excepting two guns sent to report to Colonel Govan about noon, occupied this position during the days action. It was repeatedly charged, the enemy once penetrating to within fifty steps of the guns. The artillerymen maintained their position and used canister at short range. Lieut. H. Shannon, commanding, was wounded. The command devolved on Lieut. Joseph Ashton; in a few minutes he was mortally wounded. The command then fell on Corporal F. M. Williams. So many non-commissioned officers and men had been killed and disabled in the battery that a detail from the infantry was required to work the guns. Casualties not reported.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission. (Marker Number MT-414.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition,

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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 October 25, 1863.

Location. 35° 4.125′ N, 85° 14.42′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Tree Park. Marker can be reached from North Crest Road north of Lightfoot Mill Road. This historic marker is located in the Sherman Reservation, up on the top of the hill called "Tunnel Hill". 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. Cumming's Brigade (here, next to this marker); J. A. Smith's Brigade (here, next to this marker); Confederate Casualties (a few steps from this marker); Union Casualties (a few steps from this marker); Calvert's Arkansas Battery (a few steps from this marker); Maney's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Lewis' Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 93rd Illinois 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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

2. Swett's Mississippi Battery Marker

View of the historic marker (marker in the middle) and some of the other markers and cannons, at the Confederate positions, at the top of "Tunnel Hill."

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 the Sherman Reservation footpath that begins near the corner of North Crest Road and Lightfoot Mill Road. The path goes up the slope of the hill, through a wooded area, and emerges on a hill top clearing, where the historic marker is located.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

3. Swett's Mississippi Battery Marker

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

4. Swett's Mississippi Battery Marker

View looking west of the historic marker (the marker on the right).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 677 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.