Sunset Rock - Lookout Mountain Battlefield - Lookout Mountain, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 35° 00.017 W 085° 21.263
16S E 650171 N 3874311
West side of Lookout Mountain, an amazing 1 mile hike begins here.
Waymark Code: WMXNQ4
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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County of memorial: Hamilton County
Location of memorial: W. Brow Rd. & Linden Way, roadside parking area, Lookout Mountain
Marker erected by Tennessee Historical Commission

Memorial text:

SUNSET ROCK
Oct 28, 1863
From here, General Braxton Bragg with James Longstreet, one if his corps commanders, watched the Federals under Major General Joseph Hooker, then arriving from the Army of the Potomac and in process of entering Lookout Valley. They determined to oppose them that evening. The result was the Battle of Wauhatchie, fought at midnight, and resulting in the repulse of the Confederates.

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Tennessee Historical Commission

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Other or General Civil War

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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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