Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Col. Daniel H. Gilmer
Sept. 20, 1863
Photographed By Byron Hooks, May 4, 2011
1. Col. Daniel H. Gilmer Marker
38th Illinois Infantry
Killed Sept. 20, 1863.
Erected 1890 by War Department. (Marker Number MT-468.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil.
Location. 34° 54.746′ N, 85° 15.804′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Memorial can be reached from LaFayette Road, 0.6 miles south of Brotherton Road, on the right when traveling south. This marker is on the west side of LaFayette Road along a hiking path that connects LaFayette Road and Glenn-Kelly Road. The path crosses LaFayette Road between the Glenn Field and the Brotherton, Field. The path branches several times, this marker is along a path (take a right when the trail splits) north of the main path. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chickamauga GA 30707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 38th Illinois Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Johnson's Brigade (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 78th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (about 400 feet away); 21st Illinois Infantry (about 400 feet away); Davis' Division, McCook's Corps
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More about this marker. This plaque is blue indicating that Col. Daniel H. Gilmer was a Federal officer. Plaques are listed in the NPS List of Classified Structures as a batch input, Structure Number HS-Batch-3.
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)”.
Additional commentary.
1. More about Daniel Gilmer
Daniel Gilmer was a friend and political colleague of Lincoln's, who visited Gilmer's home in Pittsfield IL. There is a charming story
Photographed By Byron Hooks, May 4, 2011
2. Col. Daniel H. Gilmer Marker
After the defeat at Chickamauga, Lincoln sent a request to the War Department to ask for information about what had happened to Gilmer — a rare or possibly unique case in which he wrote such a request. The 38th Illinois was positioned at the point where Longstreet's forces broke through the Union line, and was among those units that took the brunt of it. Gilmer was killed in the assault.
— Submitted October 24, 2022, by D W Stampe of D W Stampe, met Horeb wi.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
