— Chickamauga Campaign Heritage Trail —
The summer of 1863 had been a bad one for the Confederate cause. Severe defeats at Vicksburg and Gettysburg, together with the forced retreat of the Army of Tennessee from Tullahoma prompted President Jefferson Davis to declare August 21 to be a day for fasting and prayers for the Confederacy. Throughout the camps, chaplains and some religious minded officers conducted special services for the men. Officers and civilians attended the Sunday morning church services in Chattanooga, petitioning the Almighty "who rules in the armies of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth." Suddenly, artillery shells began crashing down from Stringer's Ridge, directly across the Tennessee River.HM Number | HM1L02 |
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Placed By | Chickamauga Campaign Heritage Trail |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 at 6:01am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 653277 N 3882436 |
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Decimal Degrees | 35.07305000, -85.31886667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 4.383', W 85° 19.132' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 4' 22.98" N, 85° 19' 7.92" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 423 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 901 Cherokee Blvd, Chattanooga TN 37405, US |
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