Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Harker's Brigade
Wood's Division
— Crittenden's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
1. Harker's Brigade Marker
Wood's Division - Crittenden's Corps.
Colonel Charles G. Harker.
Sept. 20, 1863, Daylight, 1st Position
3rd Kentucky - Colonel Henry C. Dunlap.
64th Ohio - Colonel Alexander McIlvain.
65th Ohio - Major Samuel C. Brown.
125th Ohio - Colonel Emerson Opdycke.
6th Ohio Battery - Captain Cullen Bradley.
About 2 o'clock a.m. September 20th, the Brigade was withdrawn from Viniard's and posted on the slope of the ridge west of this tablet, where it remained, with Buell's Brigade on its right and Barnes' Brigade of Van Cleve's Division on its left, until 9 o'clock. At this hour Harker, Buell and Barnes were sent forward under command of General Wood to relieve Negley's Division on the front line.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-593.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 54.941′ N, 85° 16.409′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker is on Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road south of Dyer Road, on the right when traveling south. This tablet is located several
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rosecrans' Headquarters Shell Monument (about 500 feet away); Buell's Brigade (about 500 feet away); Barnes' Brigade (about 600 feet away); 35th Indiana Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 7th Indiana Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dent's Alabama Battery (approx. ¼ mile away); S. Beatty's Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
More about this marker. In locating this tablet 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 tablet and the tablet'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, July 26, 2017
2. Harker's Brigade Marker
View of the backside of the tablet looking north along the Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
3. Harker's Brigade Marker
View of the backside of the tablet looking south along the Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
4. Harker's Brigade Marker
View of the backside of the tablet, looking west, situated several feet from the side of the roadway.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
5. Harker's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet, looking east, situated several feet from the side of the roadway.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 16, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
