Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cleburne's Division
Hill's Corps
— Major General Patrick R. Cleburne —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
1. Cleburne's Division Marker
Major General Patrick R. Cleburne
September 19th, 1863, 10 a.m.
Wood's Brigade - Brigadier General S.A.M. Wood.
Polk's Brigade - Brigadier General Lucius E. Polk.
Deshler's Brigade - Brigadier General James Deshler.
Deshler's Brigade - Colonel Roger Q. Mills.
Cleburne's Division, with Polk's Brigade on the right, Wood's in the center, Deshler's on the left, advanced from this position at 10 a.m. in the general direction of this road, upon the Union line east of the Kelly Field. Polk's Brigade and the right of Wood's reached a point within 175 yards of the Union works, but after severe fighting were repulsed. The left of the Division penetrated to the Poe House west of the LaFayette Road, from which point it was repulsed, General Deshler being killed.
The Division was then assembled near the position it occupied before the advance. Late in the afternoon Polk's Brigade, aided by troops on the left, advanced on the northeast salient of the Union line before it received orders to withdraw. The Union troops maintained their lines for brief space and then withdrew hastily to the woods west of the LaFayette Road, followed by the Confederates to that point. Polk's Brigade reaching it a little before before dark. Total
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Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1093.)
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° 55.404′ N, 85° 14.929′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Alexander Bridge Road west of Brotherton Road, on the left when traveling west. This tablet is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along one of the park's trails that runs south from Alexander Bridge Road and north from the Brotherton Road. 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. 1st and 27th Tennessee Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Scogin's Georgia Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Confederate, 2nd Battalion Georgia Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Scogin's Georgia Battery (within shouting distance
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
2. Cleburne's Division Marker
View of the backside of the tablet, looking south along the park walking trail.
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 13, 2018
3. Cleburne's Division Marker
View of the tablet situated along a park walking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
4. Cleburne's Division Marker
View of the tablet, looking north along the park walking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
5. Cleburne's Division Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 19, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
