Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Johnson's Division, Right of Assault

Johnson's Division Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013

1. Johnson's Division Marker

Inscription. U.S.A.
Johnson's Division.
Right of Assault.
Nov. 25, 1863.

Erected 1890 by Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission. (Marker Number MT-89.)

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, Missionary Ridge, and the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: November 25, 1863 series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1830.

Location. 35° 0.567′ N, 85° 16.178′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Missionary Ridge. It is on South Crest Road south of Old Ringgold Road, on the right when traveling north. This historic marker is located along the western side of the roadway, on the western crest of Missionary Ridge, just north of where Ringgold Road comes to the crest of Missionary Ridge from the east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 South Crest Road, 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: 2nd Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 38th Indiana Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 33rd Ohio Infantry

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(about 700 feet away); Carlin's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); 94th Ohio Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 42nd Indiana Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Strahl's Brigade. (approx. ¼ mile away); 88th Indiana Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013

2. Johnson's Division Marker

View of the historical marker situated along the western side of the roadway, on the western crest of Missionary Ridge.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013

3. Johnson's Division Marker

View of the historical marker, looking north along South Crest Road.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013

4. Johnson's Division Marker

View of the historical marker, on residential property, situated by the mailbox of the residence.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013

5. Johnson's Division Marker

View of the historical marker, looking south along South Crest Road.

Johnson's Division, Right of Assault Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017

6. Johnson's Division, Right of Assault Marker

View of page 89 from the National Park Service’s record book on the Chattanooga - Chickamauga ”MT-numbered” listings of classified structures, which is kept in the Chickamauga Battlefield Park's Visitor Center..

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 26, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on October 9, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.