Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

25th Illinois Infantry

3rd Brigade - Heg

— 1st Division - Davis —

25th Illinois Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

1. 25th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the front side of the monument.

Inscription. Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

Illinois

25th Infantry.
3rd Brigade - Heg.
1st Division - Davis.
20th Army Corps - McCook
Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

Commanded By
Major - Samuel D. Wall, (wounded)
Captain Wessford Taggart.
September 19 - 1863.
1 to 4 p.m.
Loss 205.
Occupied position 200 yards in advance
at 12:30 p.m.

Erected 1899 by State of Illinois. (Marker Number MT-676.)

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.

Location. 34° 54.242′ N, 85° 15.666′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Memorial is on LaFayette Road north of Viniard Road, on the right when traveling north. This monument is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is one of a number of Union monuments, markers, and tablets that are situated near the site of the battle era, log school house. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 26th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 15th Wisconsin Infantry

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Wood's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Heg's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Buell's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 15th Georgia Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 13th Michigan 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, "7'6" x 4'4" x 4'6" rock-faced monument consisting of rectangular granite block with an inscribed polished front on 1'6" high granite base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's position on Sept. 19, 1863, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m."

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 monument's location in relation to the rest of

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

2. 25th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the back side of the monument.

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 23, 2016

3. 25th Illinois Infantry Marker

Close-up view of the text on the back side of the monument.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

4. 25th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the featured monument looking south along the LaFayette Road, towards the intersection with Viniard Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

5. 25th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the featured monument looking north along the LaFayette Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

6. 25th Illinois Infantry Marker

View, looking east, of the monument at the edge of the clearing, situated just outside of the wooded area's tree-line.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 20, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.