Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
42nd Illinois Infantry
3rd Brigade - 2rd Division.
— 4th Corps. —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
1. 42nd Illinois Marker
42d Infantry,
3d Brigade,
2d Division,
4th Corps.
Nov. 25, 1863, 5 P.M.
Erected 1899 by State of Illinois. (Marker Number MT-161.)
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, Bragg Reservation, and the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: November 25, 1863 series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1924.
Location. 35° 1.162′ N, 85° 15.805′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Missionary Ridge. Marker can be reached from South Crest Road north of South Crest Place. According to the location provided by National Park Service, the, “Marker located at Bragg Reservation/1934 Map 136-29 on Missionary Ridge.". 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. Sheridan's Division (here, next to this marker); 27th Illinois Infantry (here, next to this marker); 36th Illinois Infantry (here, next to this marker); Harker's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Missionary Ridge
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More about this marker. According to the description provided by National Park Service, the monument is, “2'6" x 1'2" x 2'6" high rectangular slab of dark Quincy granite. Rock-faced sides; polished & inscribed front. "Illinois" is in large raised letters on beveled top. Marks unit's position at 5:00 p.m. on November 25, 1863."
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
2. 42nd Illinois Marker
View of the historical monument looking north along the crest of Missionary Ridge.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
3. 42nd Illinois Marker
View of the historical monument looking south along the crest of Missionary Ridge, with a distant view of South Crest Road and it's intersection with South Crest Place.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2017
4. 42nd Illinois Infantry Marker
View of page 161 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 June 13, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 13, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
