Orchard Knob
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Orchard Knob is a historic hill in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that served as a key Union command post during the Civil War’s Chattanooga Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orchard Knob canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
ⓘ
hill ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Braxton Bragg
ⓘ
George H. Thomas ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Orchard Knob ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War battlefields
ⓘ
Hills of Tennessee ⓘ Protected areas of Hamilton County, Tennessee ⓘ Tourist attractions in Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ |
| commandPostFor |
George H. Thomas
ⓘ
surface form:
Major General George H. Thomas
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
surface form:
Major General Ulysses S. Grant
|
| controlledBy | Union Army ⓘ |
| currentUse | historic overlook and memorial site ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | November 23, 1863 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 100 feet above surrounding terrain ⓘ |
| hasAccess | urban neighborhood streets in Chattanooga ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | Orchard Knob Reservation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
commemorative monuments
ⓘ
historical markers ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Illinois State Monument
ⓘ
New York State Monument ⓘ monument to Major General George H. Thomas ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Lookout Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Chattanooga
|
| locatedIn |
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Hamilton County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
ⓘ
National Park Service ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Missionary Ridge ⓘ Tennessee Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee River valley
|
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf |
Chattanooga Campaign
ⓘ
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park ⓘ
surface form:
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park unit
|
| priorToUnionCaptureControlledBy | Confederate forces ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Union assault on Orchard Knob on November 23, 1863 ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
observation point for Union forces
ⓘ
staging area for assault on Missionary Ridge ⓘ |
| touristActivity | Civil War heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs | Union command post ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.