City Center in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Headquarters of Brigadier General George D. Wagner
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
1. General Wagner's Headquarters Marker
of Brig. Gen. George D. Wagner, U.S.V.,
Upon First Occupation of Chattanooga.
(Marker Number MT-55.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 3.065′ N, 85° 18.252′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in City Center. It is on East 5th Street east of Georgia Avenue, on the left when traveling east. This historical marker is located in front of what appears to be a former residential mansion that has been converted into a church building for the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.". Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 East 5th Street, Chattanooga TN 37403, 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 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of General Bragg's Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (within shouting distance of this marker); Chancellor T. M. McConnell House (about 400 feet away); Chattanooga's First School (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (about 600 feet away); Swaim's Jail (about 700 feet away); Frances Willard House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
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Regarding Headquarters of Brigadier General George D. Wagner. With much help from Suzette Raney of the Local History and Genealogy Department of the Chattanooga Public Library, I have been able to put together some background information on these bronze and/or iron, Civil War related, tablets placed throughout the city of Chattanooga.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
2. General Wagner's Headquarters Marker
View of the historical marker located near the eastern walkway gate to the former residential building.
According to a newspaper article published in the Chattanooga Times on, December 1, 1893, there was a committee appointed from the chamber of commerce to identify historical points in connection with the occupancy of Chattanooga by federal and Confederate troops. These points were to later be marked by a bronze tablet bearing a description of the event which transpired at that point. According to a Battlefield Guide, published in 1897 by the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, “For the 20th reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, September 18-20, 1889, the publisher of the Guide compiled the following list of historical points, which list, has since been revised and bronze tablets placed on or near the sites by the Government.” So it would appear that it was sometime between late 1893 and 1897 that these tablets were erected, by the government.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. A list of the tablets placed throughout the city of Chattanooga, in the mid-1890s, that identify historical points in connection with the occupancy of Chattanooga by Federal and Confederate troops.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
3. General Wagner's Headquarters Marker
View of the historical marker, looking east along East 5th Street.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
4. General Wagner's Headquarters Marker
View of the historical marker, looking west along East 5th Street.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
5. Headquarters of Brigadier General George D. Wagner Marker
View of page 55 from the National Park Services record book on the Chattanooga - Chickamauga ”MT-numbered” listings of classified structures, which is kept in the Chickamauga Battlefield Park's Visitor Center.
Image courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library.
6. Tablet Related Newspaper Article
View of a tablet related newspaper article published in the Chattanooga Times on, December 1, 1893.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 921 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on July 20, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on August 25, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
