2nd Minnesota

2nd Minnesota (HMTSX)

Location: Chattanooga, TN 37404 Hamilton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 2.572', W 85° 15.256'

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Inscription
[Front/East Side of Monument]:
Erected
By
The State Of
Minnesota
1893


[Right/North Side of Monument]:
The Second Minnesota
Regiment of Veteran Volunteer
Infantry, deployed as skirmishers,
(Covering Van DerVeer's Brigade) attacked
and captured the line of breastworks
at the foot of this ridge, about 4
o'clock p.m., Nov. 25, 1863, and soon
afterwards participated with the
Brigade in the successful assault of
the main ridge and in the subsequent
fighting thereon with the enemy coming
from the north end of the ridge.
The Regiment captured 14 prisoners,
and 2 cannon, and lost 8 men killed
and 31 wounded. Of the 7 men in the color
guard, all but one were killed or wounded.


[Back/West Side of Monument]:
Baird's Division
Maj. Genl. A. Baird, Com'd'g.
Van Derveer's Brigade.
2d Brig., 3d Div., 14th A. C.
Col. Fer'd Van Derveer, Com'd'g.
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2d Minnesota Volunteers
Lieut. Col. J. W. Bishop.
9th Ohio Volunteers
Col. G. Kammerling.
35th Ohio Volunteers
Lieut. Col. H. V. Boynton.
87th Indiana Volunteers
Col. Newell Gleason.
75th Indiana Volunteers
Col. M. S. Robinson.
101st Indiana Volunteers
Lieut. Col. Thomas Doan.
105th Ohio Volunteers
Lieut. Col. W. R. Tolles.


[Left/South Side of Monument]:
Killed in assault of Mission Ridge
November 25, 1863
Lieut. Samuel G. Trimble, Company D
Sergt. John Westerman, Company B
Sergt. Benjamin Talbot, Company B
Corp. Henry F. Koch, Company K
Private Rincis De Grave, Company C
Private Samuel Loudon, Company H
Private James Pelkey, Company H
Private George F. Lamphear, Company K
Private Philetus S. Barnett, Company K
Private Christian Kasmier, Company K
Companies F & G absent on detached
service - 185 men engaged.
Details
HM NumberHMTSX
Tags
Year Placed1893
Placed ByThe State of Minnesota
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 7:21am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 659226 N 3879189
Decimal Degrees35.04286667, -85.25426667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 2.572', W 85° 15.256'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 2' 34.32" N, 85° 15' 15.36" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)423
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 183 N Crest Rd, Chattanooga TN 37404, US
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