Ross's Landing - Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
N 35° 03.363 W 085° 18.624
16S E 654081 N 3880563
Ross's Landing - Union Capture of Chattanooga - A Civil War informative sign, located on a grassy slope near the Tennessee river, overlooking the scene of one of the battles for Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMNXZJ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2015
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Ross's Landing - Union Capture of Chattanooga - The Plaque reads:
"The Union army's efforts to capture the strategic rail center of Chattanooga met with success here at Ross's Landing.
Following a series of dramatic marches & feints, elements of Gen. William S. Rosecrans's army appeared on Stringer's Ridge across the river to your left front on August 23, 1863.
Union shells whizzed into the City & the Confederate fortification on the high ground to your left rear & on the bluffs to your right.
The shelling, coordinated with shows of force in Hamilton Valley, was intended to convince Confederate commanders that the Fderals intended to cross the Tennessee River north of Chattanooga. In fact, however
they intended to cross the Tennessee River south of Chattanooga & then
& then approach from Sand Mountain & Lookout Mountain well behind the Confederates. by September 7, the Confederates had deciphered the plan & evacuated the city . A southern newspaper asked, " The enemy attacked with his Knight, both our Queen, Atlanta, & our Castle, Chattanooga. Did it require a moment to decide what should be the move?"
Group that erected the marker: Civil War Trails.org
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:
Ross Landing, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
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