59th Illinois Infantry

Historical marker location:

Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

( Memorial can be reached from Shingle Road north of Military Road.)

Marker installed: 1899

3rd Brigade - Grose.. 1st Division - Cruft.

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, played a crucial role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. It was also a key site for nuclear research during the Cold War.