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

McNair's Brigade

Johnson's Division

— Longstreet's Corps —

McNair's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

1. McNair's Brigade Marker

Inscription. McNair's Brigade
Johnson's Division, - Longstreet's Corps.
Brigadier General Evander McNair
Colonel David Coleman.
September 20, 1863, 2 p.m.

1st Arkansas Rifles, Dismounted. - Lieutenant Colonel D. H. Reynolds.
2d Arkansas Rifles, Dismounted. - Colonel J. A. Williamson.
25th Arkansas, - Lieutenant Colonel Eli Hufstedler.
4th and 31st Arkansas, and 4th Arkansas Battalion, (Consolidated), - Major J. A. Ross.
39th North Carolina, - Colonel David Coleman.
Culpeper's South Carolina Battery, - Captain J. F. Culpeper.
Upon reaching the Dyer field in its advance from Brotherton's McNair's Brigade charged upon the batteries diagonally on the right and participated with Gregg's in the capture of 15 pieces of the Union artillery assembled on the high ground on the western edge of the field. Being then in advance of the line it fell back to the woods and formed on the left of Robertson's Brigade of Hood's Division and at 2:30 p.m. again advanced.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1195.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.

Location.

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34° 55.393′ N, 85° 16.523′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker is on Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road south of Lytle Road, on the left when traveling south. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along one of the park's roadways that runs north to south, in the extreme western end of the park. This particular marker is one of two tablets, situated at the parking area that is located at the head of the Vittatoe Road walking trail. 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. Johnson's Brigade (here, next to this marker); Manigault's Brigade (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); John W. Bull Memorial (about 500 feet away); York's (Georgia) Battery (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Johnson's Brigade (about 500 feet away); Gregg's Brigade (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named McNair's Brigade (about 500 feet away); Battery E, 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion (about 500 feet 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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

2. McNair's Brigade Marker

View of the featured tablet, on the right, and the Johnson's Brigade tablet on the left.

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 12, 2018

3. McNair's Brigade Marker

View, looking north along the Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road, of the featured tablet situated along the northern edge of the parking area for the Vittatoe Road walking trail.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

4. McNair's Brigade Marker

View, looking east towards the Vittatoe Road trailhead, of the featured tablet situated along the northern edge of the parking area.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

5. McNair's Brigade Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 21, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.