Land Chosen for the National Cemetery at Chattanooga 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The ground chosen for the National Cemetery at Chattanooga is a beautiful knoll, 103 ½ feet above the level of the Tennessee, 1 ½ miles southeast of Chattanooga, and equidistant from Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain and the river.

 

On the crest it is proposed to place a national monument.  The Cemetery will contain About 45 acres.

 

 

Pittsfield Sun - January 1, 1864 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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