Post #733663 by Chadwickitiki on Tue, Dec 23, 2014 10:39 AM

The house sits on Missionary Ridge which overlooks the city of Chattanooga. During the battle of Missionary Ridge, Confederate forces stationed along the top of the ridge were pushed off and driven out of Chattanooga by Union forces moving up the ridge from the city below. The original cannons mark some of the defensive positions along the top of the ridge and are found in yards of homes all along Missionary Ridge.