Corput's Georgia Battery - Lookout Mountain - Chattanooga, TN
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YoSam.
N 35° 00.708 W 085° 20.660
16S E 651067 N 3875604
One of the Confederate batteries to hold the mountain
Waymark Code: WMN9RZ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2015
Views: 2
County of marker: Hamilton County
Location of marker: Point Park - Lookout Mountain Battlefield - Chattanooga
Marker erected by: National Park Service
Marker text:
Corput's Georgia Battery,
Four 12 pounder Napoleons,
Capt. W.W. Carne's Artillery Battalion,
Stevenson's Division Breckinridge's Corps.
Nov. 24, 1863, 2 P.M.
Capt. Max Van Den Corput, Commanding
1st Lieut. M. S. McWhorter.
2nd Lieut. W. S. Hoge.
2nd Lieut. J. E. Stilwell.
2nd Lieut. W. A. Russell.
About 1 a.m. this section of Napoleons relieved Garrity's Parrott guns on the point 125 yards south east facing the Cravens house. A dense fog obscured the valley from view til about 10 a.m. When Hooker's assualting column came in range on the western slope the guns were moved to this position and opened fire throwing 33 shells. About 1 p.m. Hooker's line having passed under the point to the Crvens house line the guns were moved back to their first position.
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Point Park Road
Lookout Mountain, TN USA
37350
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