Martin Luther King in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Point in the Line of Fort Sherman
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 21, 2014
1. Point in the Line of Fort Sherman Marker
The Chief Work of the Inner Line,
Which comprised the entire line
from Battery Bushnell
to Signal Hill.
(Marker Number MT-50.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 3.051′ N, 85° 18.214′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Martin Luther King. Marker is at the intersection of Lindsey Street and East 5th Street, on the left when traveling south on Lindsey Street. This historical marker is a bronze tablet, affixed to the outer wall, on the lower southwest corner, of an apartment building, facing Lindsey Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 414 Lindsey 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 marker. Headquarters of Brigadier General George D. Wagner (within shouting distance of this marker); Chancellor T. M. McConnell House (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of General Bragg's Headquarters (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frances Willard House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chattanooga's First School (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also
this page online
Regarding Point in the Line of Fort Sherman. 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,
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 21, 2014
2. Point in the Line of Fort Sherman Marker
View of the historical marker, affixed to the lower southwest corner of the apartment building, facing Lindsey Street.
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, August 21, 2014
3. Point in the Line of Fort Sherman Marker
View of the historical marker, looking south along the Lindsey Street sidewalk.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 21, 2014
4. Point in the Line of Fort Sherman Marker
View of the historical marker (seen to the extreme right of the picture), looking north along the Lindsey Street sidewalk.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 21, 2014
5. Point in the Line of Fort Sherman Marker
View of the southwest corner of the apartment building that the featured historical marker is affixed to. The historical marker cannot be seen in this picture because it is behind the bush seen at the very southwest corner of the building.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
6. Point in the Line of Fort Sherman Marker
View of page 50 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.
7. 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 22, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 22, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on September 29, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7. submitted on August 25, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
