Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
11th Indiana Battery
Lytle's Brigade
— Sheridan's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
1. 11th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the front side of the monument.
Text on front side of monument:
Text on back side of monument:
To Her
Eleventh Battery.
Captain Arnold Sutermeister, Commanding.
First Brigade (Lytle).
Third Brigade (Sheridan).
Twentieth Corps (McCook).
September 19, this Battery came upon the field near Lee and Gordon's Mill on Chickamauga Creek. About 12 Mid-day, was ordered to the center and took position south of Viniard's; later was ordered back to Lee and Gordon's Mill to guard the ford.
September 20th at 3 a.m. took position near General McCook's Headquarters, remaining until near noon when it was moved to this position, where it became desperately engaged, the Union line having been broken. Here, the horses of one section being killed, the guns were lost.
Killed and died of wounds 5; wounded 1 officer and 11 men; missing 2; total loss 19.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-748.)
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° 54.712′ N, 85° 16.087′ W.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named 11th Indiana Battery (here, next to this marker); 36th Illinois Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Lytle's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 24th Wisconsin Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 21st Michigan Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Sheridan's Division (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); To Where Lytle Fell (about 400 feet away); 88th Illinois Infantry (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
More about this marker. In locating this 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 monument'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
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
2. 11th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the back side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
3. 11th Indiana Battery Marker
Close-up view of the text affixed to the back side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
4. 11th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the monument, looking east along the Glenn-Kelly Road, situated between two cannons, next to a tablet.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
5. 11th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the monument looking west along the Glenn-Kelly Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
6. 11th Indiana Battery Marker
View, looking north, of the monument, situated between two cannons, next to the tablet for the 11th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
7. 11th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the monument, looking northwest, towards the 36th Illinois Infantry monument, at the edge of the woods.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
8. 11th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the monument, situated directly behind the 11th Indiana Battery tablet.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 25, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
