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

Breckinridge's Division

Hill's Corps

— Major General John C. Breckinridge —

Breckinridge's Division Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

1. Breckinridge's Division Marker

Inscription. Breckinridge's Division - Hill's Corps.
Major General John C. Breckinridge.
September 20th, 1863, 11 a.m.

Helm's Brigade - Brigadier General Benjamin H. Helm.
Colonel Joseph H. Lewis.
Adams' Brigade - Brigadier General Daniel Adams.
Colonel Randall L. Gibson.
Stovall's Brigade - Brigadier General Marcellus A.Stovall.
Adam's and Stovall's Brigades, advancing from the north, and marching with the LaFayette Road between them, Adams on the west and Stovall on the east of it, had penetrated to this point at 11 a.m.
The left of Helm's Brigade had been shattered by three unsuccessful assaults on the lines north and east of the Kelly Field. The right of Helm's Brigade had forced itself into a gap in John Beatty's Brigade, pushed a part of the latter back to the LaFayette Road, and captured two of its guns, being then repulsed.
Beatty, with portions of his force, first strongly resisted, and then with the help of Stanley's Brigade of Negley's Division checked the advance of Adam's Brigade - General Adams being wounded and captured.
At this point VanDerveer's Brigade of Brannan's Division, on its way to assist Baird, emerged from the woods on the west side of the road, wheeled into the face of Stovall's Brigade, charged it and drove it back,

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pursuing to a point 100 yards north of Kelly Field. From this line, assisted by the Brigades of Grose, Dodge, parts of Willich, and Berry, detached from the Divisions of Palmer and Johnson, Breckinridge's Division was forced beyond the Union left. It was then further withdrawn and its place taken by Gist's and Liddell's Divisions of Walker's Corps. Late in the afternoon Breckinridge's troops again advanced, taking part in the last attack of the Confederate right wing, heavily assaulted Baird's position, followed that Division to the LaFayette Road, and bivouacked in this portion of Kelly Field.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1088.)

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. 34° 55.942′ N, 85° 15.567′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on LaFayette Road north of Poe Road, on the right when traveling north. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the park's main north to south roadway, in the Kelly Field. 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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

2. Breckinridge's Division Marker

View of the tablet, looking north along the Lafayette Road.

of this marker. 47th Georgia Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Stovall's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Michigan Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 86th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 60th North Carolina Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 44th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 87th Indiana Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 2nd Minnesota Infantry (about 300 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 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).”

Regarding Breckinridge's Division. Corrected GPS location. Marker is next to the road, 300 feet west of listed position.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

3. Breckinridge's Division Marker

View of the tablet, looking south along the Lafayette Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

4. Breckinridge's Division Marker

Distant view of the tablet, looking west, towards the Lafayette Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

5. Breckinridge's Division Marker

View of the tablet, looking east, towards the 47th Georgia Infantry marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on March 10, 2022, by Vince Jackson of Toano, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 22, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.