Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP-Missionary Ridge - Ft. Oglethorpe, GA
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 34° 56.418 W 085° 15.600
16S E 658901 N 3867804
This NPS Passport Stamp was obtained at the main visitor center. Missionary Ridge-On November 25, 1863, more than 50,000 Union soldiers stormed the Confederate defenses along Missionary Ridge east of Chattanooga.
Waymark Code: WM121G2
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2020
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Missionary Ridge-On November 25, 1863, more than 50,000 Union soldiers stormed the Confederate defenses along Missionary Ridge east of Chattanooga. The attack stretched from the Rossville Gap at the Georgia border all the way up to Tunnel Hill at the northern end of Missionary Ridge. By the end of the day the Confederate Army of Tennessee was retreating towards Dalton, Georgia and Chattanooga was firmly in Union hands. It was, as one Confederate officer later described it, "The death knell of the Confederacy."
Along the crest of Missionary Ridge are a series of eight reservations and monuments that preserve and tell the story of key areas of the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Most of these reservations and monuments are located in residential neighborhoods along a narrow road at the crest of the ridge. Several tablets and cannon are located on private property in residents' yards. Please be respectful of these residents, and do not block or park in private driveways, or enter private property without the owner's consent.
All park properties along Missionary Ridge are open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Address: 3370 Lafayette Road Ft. Oglethorpe, GA USA 30742
NPS Web Page for this Station: [Web Link]
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