Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
5th Indiana Battery
3rd Brigade - Baldwin.
— 2nd Division - Johnson —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2015
1. 5th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the front side of the monument.
3rd Brigade - Baldwin
2nd Division - Johnson
20th Corps - McCook
Text on the Back Side of the Monument:
To Her
Fifth Battery.
Captain Peter Simonson, Commanding.
Third Brigade (Baldwin).
Second Division (Johnson).
Twentieth Corps (McCook).
Saturday, September 19th, 1863, at one p.m., this battery went into position and was actively engaged with its Brigade in the Reed Field near the place where Colonel Baldwin was killed, losing one gun.
Sunday morning, September 20th, the Battery was ordered to this position and here remained hotly engaged at intervals during the day. A second gun was disabled and lost. During the two days battle this Battery fired over 1,200 rounds of ammunition.
Erected 1897 by the State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-736.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.778′ N, 85° 15.303′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Memorial is on Battleline Road south of Alexander Bridge
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named 5th Indiana Battery (here, next to this marker); Johnson's Division (a few steps from this marker); 5th Kentucky Infantry (USA) (a few steps from this marker); 32nd Indiana Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 6th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Baldwin's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 93rd Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “5'6" square at base & 12' high, the Indiana
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2015
2. 5th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the back side of the monument.
I used the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, to determine both the marker number for this monument and the monumet's location in relation to the rest of the park's monuments, markers, and tablets. According to the map it provides the, "numerical listing of all monuments, markers, and tablets on the Chickamauga Battlefield (using the Chick-Chatt NMP Monument Numbering System).”
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2015
3. 5th Indiana Battery Marker
Close-up view of the text on the back side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2015
4. 5th Indiana Battery Marker
View, looking southeast of both the monument and of the guns placed along Battleline Road, to show the position of the Battery during the battle.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2015
5. 5th Indiana Battery Marker
View, looking northwest of both the monument and of the guns placed along Battleline Road, to show the position of the Battery during the battle.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2015
6. 5th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the backside of the monument and the nearby tablets, looking northeast along Battleline Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2015
7. 5th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the monument looking north along Battleline Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2015
8. 5th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the monument looking south along Battleline Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2015
9. 5th Indiana Battery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on January 19, 2017, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on August 30, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
