Martin Luther King in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Site of Headquarters
Photographed By Dale K. Benington
1. Site of Headquarters Marker
Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood, U.S.V.
Commanding 3rd and 4th Corps
(Marker Number MT-57.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 2.927′ N, 85° 18.163′ W. Marker was in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It was in Martin Luther King. Marker was on Vine Street east of Houston Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 504 Vine Street, Chattanooga TN 37403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Frances Willard House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chancellor T. M. McConnell House (about 700 feet away); Caleb Isbester House (about 800 feet away); Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Point in the Line of Works (approx. 0.2 miles away); Headquarters of Brigadier General George D. Wagner (approx. 0.2 miles away); Medical Arts Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
More about this marker. According to the description information
this page online
Regarding Site of Headquarters. 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.
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.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
2. Site of Headquarters Marker
View of the current structure that occupies 504 Vine Street, where this tablet was once situated.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
3. Site of Headquarters Marker
View, looking west along Vine Street, from the front of the current structure, where this tablet was once situated.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
4. Site of Headquarters Marker
View, looking east along Read Avenue, along the front of the current structure, where this tablet was once situated.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
5. Site of Headquarters Marker
View of page 57 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.
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 August 26, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 27, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
