Fractional Notes April 1863
Overview
The last notes issued by the Bank of Chattanooga were 25, 50 and 75 cent
notes dated April 2, 1863. The 75 cent note is rare with only 5 know. A
variety of the 50 cent note has a short bar on the upper part of the 5.
All notes of this type are
signed
by W. C. McClure.
$0.25 Note
The $0.25 note has TWENTY FIVE CENTS in red across the left end and in the
middle of the small note.
$0.25 TWENTY FIVE CENTS, 25 in red print G-43
Dennis Schafluetzel collection
$0.50 Note
There are two varieties of the $0.50 note listed. The $0.25 G-46 note
has FIFTY CENTS in red across the left end and in the middle of the small
note. It has 50 in red at the left. The G-47 $0.50 note has a short top
bar on the 5 of the red 50.
$0.50 FIFTY CENTS, 50 in red print G-46
Tom Carson collection
$0.50 FIFTY CENTS in red, short top bar on the red 5 G-47
Dennis Schafluetzel collection
$0.75 Note
The $0.75 note has TWENTY FIVE CENTS in red across the left end and in the
middle of the small note. The $0.75 note is rare R-13 (5-10 known).
$0.25 SEVENTY FIVE CENTS, 75 in red print G-48
Dennis Schafluetzel collection
Postscript
On September 19, 1863, the Union forces led by General Rosencrans and
Confederate army led by General Bragg clashed in the wooded ground along
the Chickamauga creek in northern Georgia, just south of Chattanooga.
After two days of heavy fighting Bragg, not realizing that he had won
a major victory, failed to follow the retreating Union army and let the
chance of destroying his enemy slip from his fingers. The Union army was
resupplied and broke out of Chattanooga by successfully attacking Lookout
Mountain two months later. The Confederate losses at the battle of Lookout
Mountain, known as the "Battle in the Clouds" November 24 and the battle
of Missionary Ridge the next day closed the Battle of Tennessee.
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