On West 10th Street west of Broad Street, on the left when traveling west.
This city was first occupied by Confederate troops in the spring of 1862 under Generals Floyd, Maxey and Leadbetter. Union troops under General Mitchell shelled it June 7 and 8. Bragg's Army occupied it in August preparing for the Kentucky campaign, . . . — — Map (db m87279) HM
On Georgia Avenue south of McCallie Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This city was first occupied by Confederate troops in the spring of 1862 under Generals Floyd, Maxey and Leadbetter. Union troops under General Mitchell shelled it June 7 and 8. Bragg's Army occupied it in August preparing for the Kentucky campaign, . . . — — Map (db m81671) HM
On Market Street (Tennessee Route 8) south of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
[First plaque]
Restored by
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee 1989
Has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
[Second plaque]
The National . . . — — Map (db m184100) HM
On East 11th Street west of Lindsay Street, on the right when traveling west.
Old Post Office
Date Opened January 1, 1893
Has Been Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m138385) HM
On Lindsay Street near East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Point In The Line Of Fort Sherman
The Chief Work Of The Inner Line
Which Comprised The Entire Line
From Battery Bushnell
To Signal Hill — — Map (db m138338) HM
On Georgia Avenue at East 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue. Reported missing.
Point in the line of Fort Sherman,
The Chief Work of the Inner Line,
Which comprised the entire line
From Battery Bushnell
to Signal Hill. — — Map (db m122526) HM
On East 5th Street east of Georgia Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Point in the line of Fort Sherman,
The Chief Work of the Inner Line,
Which comprised the entire line
From Battery Bushnell
to Signal Hill. — — Map (db m138481) HM
On Lookout Street at East 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Lookout Street.
Point in the line of Fort Sherman,
The Chief Work of the Inner Line,
Which comprised the entire line
From Battery Bushnell
to Signal Hill. — — Map (db m76289) HM
On Pine Street at West 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Pine Street.
St. Pauls Episcopal Parish was established in 1853. Between 1861 and 1863, the church was used as a hospital, first by Confederates and later by Federal forces. The present church structure was designed by noted architect William Halsey Wood. Its . . . — — Map (db m69247) HM
On West 6th Street west of Pine Street, on the left when traveling west. Reported missing.
Site of Headquarters
Lieutenant General Daniel H. Hill, C.S.A.
Commanding Corps
Major General John M. Palmer, U.S.V.
Commanding 14 Corps
Army of the Cumberland — — Map (db m122358) HM
Swaims Jail, a small two-story brick building set into the side of the slope and surrounded by a high board fence, stood across the street. Confederate authorities held Andrews Raiders there after their capture in April 1862. James J. Andrews, 22 . . . — — Map (db m51690) HM
On Carter Street near West 11th Street, on the right when traveling south.
The first central electric generating station in the south began operating on this site May 6, 1882. The Brush Electric Light Company of Chattanooga was formed by five Civil War veterans. They were:
- Hiram S. Chamberlain, USA
- George C. . . . — — Map (db m87281) HM
On Martin Luther King Boulevard near Carter Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Union Depot, constructed on this site between 1857-1859, as a large train-shed with tracks, offices and waiting-rooms beneath, originated in an agreement of Sept. 12, 1857, between the Western & Atlantic and the Nashville & Chattanooga . . . — — Map (db m12766) HM
On Market Street near 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Born a slave in Winchester, Tennessee, William Lewis came to Chattanooga in 1837, when it was Ross' Landing. After building a thriving blacksmith business, Lewis purchased his and his wife's freedom. In 1851, he purchased the freedom of his mother, . . . — — Map (db m15623) HM
On West 7th Street at Market Street (Tennessee Route 8), on the right when traveling west on West 7th Street.
William Lewis was born in Winchester, Tennessee, in 1810 as a slave. When he was old enough, Lewis was taught the blacksmith trade. By working at odd times, he was able to save enough money to purchase the freedom of his wife so his children would . . . — — Map (db m39467) HM
On Rossville Blvd (U.S. 27) at East 32nd Street when traveling south on Rossville Blvd.
East Column Upper plaque To the American Soldiers who in three wars have marched along this road. The American Legion Auxiliary, Davis King Summers Post No. 14 dedicates this road in loving memory. August 1930. Lower plaque . . . — — Map (db m47086) HM
Locomotive 4501 (Class M2s, Baldwin No. 37085, built in 1911) was the first 2-8-2 type engine to operate on the Southern Railway System and saw active service until 1948, at which time the Kentucky & Tennessee Railroad of Stearns, Kentucky bought . . . — — Map (db m24804) HM
On Wilcox Boulevard at Greenwood Drive on Wilcox Boulevard.
Born a slave in Union Springs, Alabama, “Grandma” Walker moved to Chattanooga in 1917 and remained here until her death. At the age of 116 she enrolled in Chattanooga Area Literacy Movement class and learned to read, write, and solve . . . — — Map (db m81669) HM
On Glass Street (Tennessee Route 17) at Campbell Street, on the right when traveling east on Glass Street.
[Front Side]
Illinois
26th Infantry,
1st Brigade - Loomis,
4th Division - Ewing,
15th Army Corps - Blair.
[Back Side]
Commanded By
Lieut. Col. R. A. Gillmore.
Passed to the right of this . . . — — Map (db m43524) HM
On Glass Street (Tennessee Route 17) at Campbell Street, on the right when traveling east on Glass Street.
Upper Text on Monument:
The 73d Regiment originally known as the 45th Pennsylvania was recruited in Philadelphia; organized August 8th, 1861, entered the service September 19th, 1861; and was attached to the Army of the Potomac. After . . . — — Map (db m44231) HM
On Glass Street (Tennessee Route 17) at Campbell Street, on the right when traveling east on Glass Street.
Buschbeck's Brigade
Steinwehr's Division - Howard's Corps.
Col. Adolphus Buschbeck
Nov. 25, 1863
33d New Jersey - Col. G. W. Mindil.
134th New York - Lieut. Col. A. H. Jackson.
154th New York - Col. . . . — — Map (db m44193) HM
On North Crest Road north of Shallowford Road, on the right when traveling north.
Cleburne's Division - Breckinridge's Corps.
Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne.
Liddell's Brigade - Col. Daniel C. Govan.
Smith's Brigade - Brig. Gen. James A. Smith.
Smith's Brigade - Col. Henry B. Granbury.
Polk's Brigade - . . . — — Map (db m46234) HM
On North Crest Road north of Shallowford Road, on the left when traveling north.
Wood's Division - Granger's Corps
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood.
Nov. 25, 1863, 5 P.M.
1st Brigade - Brig. Gen. August Willich.
2d Brigade - Brig. Gen. William B. Hazen.
3d Brigade - Brig. Gen. Samuel Beatty
This . . . — — Map (db m45744) HM
On North Crest Road south of Brown Wood Drive, on the left when traveling north.
[Front/East Side of Monument]:
Erected
By
The State Of
Minnesota
1893
[Right/North Side of Monument]:
The Second Minnesota
Regiment of Veteran Volunteer
Infantry, deployed as skirmishers, . . . — — Map (db m44375) HM
On North Crest Road south of Brown Wood Drive. Reported missing.
31st Ohio Infantry
Turchin's Brigade, Baird's Division, 14th Corps.
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick W. Lister
The morning of November 25th the 31st, with its brigade and division, marched to support General Sherman . . . — — Map (db m97693) HM
Near North Crest Road south of Brown Wood Drive, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
36th Ohio Infantry
Turchin's Brigade, Baird's Division, 14th Corps.
Lieutenant Colonel Hiram F. DeVol
November 25, 1863
The morning of November 25th the 36th, with its brigade and division, marched to support . . . — — Map (db m97615) HM
Near North Crest Road south of Brown Wood Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Confederate Casualties - Battle of Chattanooga. Nov. 23d to Nov. 27th, 1863. The losses here given by Divisions include Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and operations following as far as Ringgold Gap, GA.
Longstreet's Corps . . . — — Map (db m103531) HM
Near North Crest Road south of Brown Wood Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Union Casualties - Battle of Chattanooga. Nov. 23d to Nov. 27th, 1863.The losses here given by Divisions include Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and operations following as far as Ringgold Gap, GA.
Cruft's Div., 4th Corps - . . . — — Map (db m103530) HM
On Holtzclaw Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Front of the Monument
Ohio's Tribute
To The Andrews Raiders
1862
Erected 1890.
Right side of the Monument
Escaped
21st Ohio Vol. Inf.
J. Alfred Wilson, Co. C
Mark Wood, " "
Wm. J. Knight, " E
Wilson W. . . . — — Map (db m56807) HM
To the east, at the mouth of Chattanooga Creek, was this supply base for Tennessee troops during the Creek War of 1812-13. The river here forms Moccasin Bend in its efforts to break through the mountains. — — Map (db m4495) HM
On West Hills Road, 0.5 miles south of Cummings Highway (U.S. 72).
(preface)
After the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans retreated to Federal occupied Chattanooga, a strategically vital rail center, where Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg laid siege from Lookout Mountain . . . — — Map (db m69994) HM
On E ML King Blvd, on the right when traveling east.
Born in Chattanooga to black parents, her great talent and determination earned her the title "Empress of the Blues." Death came in a tragic automobile accident in Clarksdale, Miss. In her memory, Columbia Records erected a tombstone with the . . . — — Map (db m13895) HM
On McCallie Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
(Obverse) This church, founded June 21, 1840, by missionaries to the Cherokee Indians from the brainerd Mission and others, is Chattanooga's oldest with record of its founding date. During the Civil War, its building at 7th and Market streets . . . — — Map (db m16122) HM
On M. L. King Boulevard (Tennessee Route 2) near Lindsey Street, on the left when traveling west.
For sixty-one years the Martin Hotel was located at this site. Established in 1924 by Robert Martin with 50 rooms it became the largest African-American hotel in the South. Many celebrities and entertainers such as: Ella Fitzgerald, The Ink Spots, . . . — — Map (db m15648) HM
On McCallie Avenue west of Douglas Street, on the left when traveling west.
Erected 1928 and annexed in 1979 by
First Presbyterian Church
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m184161) HM
On Lindsey Street at East 5th Street, on the left when traveling south on Lindsey Street.
Point in the Line of Fort Sherman,
The Chief Work of the Inner Line,
Which comprised the entire line
from Battery Bushnell
to Signal Hill. — — Map (db m76442) HM
On East 8th Street at Mabel Street, on the right when traveling east on East 8th Street.
[First plaque]
In recognition of
The First Baptist Church
Chattanooga landmark,
built by ex-slaves,
organized in 1866 by soldiers
who had served in
the Federal army
[Second plaque]
This property has . . . — — Map (db m184156) HM
On East Martin Luther King Boulevard east of Lindsay Street, on the right when traveling east.
One of the most influential and significant groups in African-American music, The Impressions founding
members included Chattanooga residents Arthur Brooks, Fred Cash, Richard Brooks and Sam Gooden. Their
hits from the 1960s and 1970s bridged . . . — — Map (db m167721) HM
On Palmetto Street, 0.1 miles south of East Third Street, on the right when traveling south.
In post – Reconstruction Chattanooga no orphanage existed for black children. Almira S. Steele, a white teacher from Boston, met the need by founding the Steele Home for Needy Children on this site. Mrs. Steele suffered persecution ranging . . . — — Map (db m74635) HM
On McCallie Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church with generous assistance by Chattanoogans, this institution became a principal campus of The University of Tennessee in 1969. As an endowed, privately controlled institution it was known as Chattanooga . . . — — Map (db m13777) HM
Near East 5th Street east of Doglas Street, on the left when traveling east.
In these sacred grounds the sons of eleven southern states are buried.
The most of them died in hospitals at Chattanooga, from wounds received in the Battle of Murfreesboro and from sickness and wounds incurred in the campaigns from January . . . — — Map (db m88266) HM
On 8th Street at Douglas Street, on the right when traveling east on 8th Street.
Dr. Emma Rochelle Wheeler, a graduate of Meharry Medical College, established, owned and operated Walden Hospital beginning in 1915. Established to serve the medical needs of Chattanooga's Negro community, the hospital had a 30-bed capacity. Walden . . . — — Map (db m13932) HM
On S Market Street (Tennessee Route 58), on the right when traveling north.
Founded as a church school about 1865, Howard School was the first free public school, black or white, established in Hamilton County. Incorporated into the city school system in 1873, Howard School was established by the Rev. E. O. Tade, a black . . . — — Map (db m13934) HM
On North Crest Road north of Brown Wood Drive, on the right when traveling south.
105th Ohio Infantry
Van Derveer's Brigade, Baird's Division, 14th Corps.
Lieutenant Colonel William R. Tolles.
November 25, 1863.
On the morning of the 25th this regiment marched with its Division to the . . . — — Map (db m87273) HM
On South Crest Road, 0.1 miles south of Ridge Road, on the left when traveling south.
108th Ohio Infantry
John Beatty's Brig., Davis' Div., 14th Corps.
Lieut. Col. Carlo Piepho.
Nov. 25, 1863
Davis' Division, in which this regiment served, was concentrated at Caldwell's crossing opposite the . . . — — Map (db m38611) HM
On South Crest Road, 0.1 miles south of Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
10th Ohio Cavalry
Long's Brig., Crook's Div., Stanley's Corps.
Col. Charles C. Smith.
Nov. 25, 1863.
Crossing the Tennessee in the rear of Gen. Sherman's column on the 24th, the regiment advanced with its . . . — — Map (db m38675) HM
On South Crest Road, 0.1 miles south of Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
10th Ohio Infantry.
Headquarters, Gen. George H. Thomas.
Lieut. Col. William M. Ward.
Nov. 25, 1863.
This regiment was attached to the headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland, together with the First . . . — — Map (db m24029) HM
On South Crest Road north of East View Drive, on the right when traveling south.
111th Regiment Pennsylvania
Veteran Volunteer Infantry.
Lieut. Col. Thomas M. Walker, Commanding.
Cobham's 2nd Brigade. Geary's 2nd Division.
Slocum's 12th Corps.
The regiment occupied this position on the 25th day of November and in . . . — — Map (db m39095) HM
On South Crest Road, 0.1 miles south of Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
113th Ohio Infantry.
John Beatty's Brig., Davis' Div., 14th Corps.
Maj. Lyne S. Sullivant.
Nov. 25, 1863.
Davis' Division, in which this regiment served, was concentrated at Caldwell's crossing opposite the . . . — — Map (db m38588) HM
On South Crest Road, 0.1 miles south of Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
121st Ohio Infantry.
John Beatty's Brig., Davis' Div., 14th Corps.
Maj. John Yager.
Nov. 25, 1863.
Davis' Division, in which this regiment served, was concentrated at Caldwell's Crossing opposite the mouth of . . . — — Map (db m38562) HM
On North Crest Road north of Shallowford Road, on the right when traveling south.
13th Ohio Infantry
Samuel Beatty's Brigade, Woods Division, 4th Corps.
Colonel Dwight Jarvis, Jr.
November 25, 1863.
The Regiment participated, November 23, in the advance on Orchard Knob. It moved with the . . . — — Map (db m87250) HM
On North Crest Road north of Crest Terrace Drive, on the left when traveling north.
14th Ohio Infantry.
Phelp's Brig., Baird's Div., 14 Corps.
Lieut. Col. Henry D. Kingsbury.
Nov. 25, 1863.
On the morning of the 25th, after marching to Tunnel Hill to support Gen. Sherman, the Division . . . — — Map (db m44578) HM
On North Crest Road south of Shallowford Road, on the left when traveling north.
15th Ohio Infantry
Willich's Brig., Wood's Div., 4th Corps.
Lieut. Col. Frank Askew.
Nov. 25, 1863.
Nov. 23, this Regiment with its Brigade took active part in the capture of Orchard Knob, being in the front . . . — — Map (db m45424) HM
On North Crest Road south of Brown Wood Drive, on the left when traveling north.
17th Ohio Infantry.
Turchin's Brig., Baird's Div., 14th Corps.
Maj. Benjamin F. Butterfield.
Capt. Benjamin H. Showers.
Nov. 25, 1863.
The morning of Nov. 25th the 17th, with its Brigade and Division, . . . — — Map (db m45303) HM
On South Crest Road, 0.1 miles south of Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
18th Ohio Infantry.
Engineer Troops, Gen. W. F. Smith.
Col. Charles C. Smith.
Nov. 25, 1863.
During the Union occupation of Chattanooga preceding the battle, the 18th was attached to the Brigade of Engineers, and . . . — — Map (db m38679) HM
On South Crest Road south of South Crest Place, on the left when traveling south.
[Front - Top of Marker]:
This regiment formed the extreme left of Jonson's Division, 14th A.C. and gained the crest of the ridge at this point. Their colors being the first over the Confederate works south of Bragg's Headquarters. . . . — — Map (db m91363) HM
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